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Originally Posted by mweisdorfer
If they are putting an inline 6 vs an 8 cylinder, the weight will drop automatically.
The deal with the new m3 will be same 0-60 & 1/4 mile time, more hp and way better fuel Economy.
I bet the new m3 gets at least 26 hwy if not 28.
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No, no and no.
Sorry but you almost for sure have all three of these incorrect.
- The engine is by no means a guaranteed weight drop as noted above.
- The new car will substantially outperform the existing one in pretty much all (if not all) performance metrics, period. It will almost by definition. OK that is a bit too strong of a statement but it will...
- The fuel economy will improve by about 25% but it will not get to 26-28 highyway. It is still going to be a (relatively) high revving engine with more hp than torque (US units), will not be a featherweight and will have high torque multiplication through gearing. All will keep its efficiency from the best it could be.