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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
I'm the same. When I was looking hard at buying an E90 moving from a 2-door E30, I did a weight calculation based on passenger volume and footprint. BMW pretty much kept the lightweight ethos even up to the E90. The weight/volume ratio is nearly the same between the E30 and the E90. It was acceptable to me because I was looking for a larger 4-door 3-series.
The E86 Coupe is fantastic IMO. Light and extremely stiff. 265 HP N52 in a short, wide chassis.
Running track with a 4,000-pound M3 seems a bit dumb to me.
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Ya, it's about power-to-wt but if the wt gets crazy, I don't care how much power one has, it may be less noticeable on straights but one will definitely feel it rounding corners. I dunno why ppl would go for behemoths like Bentleys. They have crazy power but also crazy wt to match...doesn't make sense to ppl like me, might as well just get a Rolls, sit in the back and be done w it.
I mentioned this before as I was lusting after an E86 but bad timing when I actually was ready to buy new, so got the E89. Always loved the first gen. My car's still nice but I love small(er) cars.
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