BMW comes with M-models bet on weight-saving

Posted on 17-06-2014 at 12:02 by ricardo – 34 Comments”

Less weight is more important than more power, according to BMW M. How very true.

The recently introduced M3 is the first M-model that BMW breaks with the disastrous tradition that each M-model still slightly heavier than its predecessor. In fact, there was 80 kg saved on the M3 F80 against the M3 E90, so he has a DIN weight of 1.520 kg (coupébroer M4 weighs 1.497 kg). Still pretty heavy of course

But there is hope. BMW M ceo Carsten Pries recently gave that they prefer less weight than more power:

“We want to be in a different league for power-to-weight, but we prefer to have a car that weighs 1,000 kg rather than one with 1,000 horsepower.”

Good news for the future products of BMW M, in 2013, 31,000 million cars sold worldwide. About the possibility of a four-wheel drive xDrive version, he could be short: they do not go first, 80 kg save then to 75 kg and to add a xDrive driveline on the M3/M4 to mount. He did, however, know that there is more in the future M models with xDrive.

Gallery: BMW M3 Sedan Sedan F80

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