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Originally Posted by caneaddict
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Originally Posted by Judah
Ok, someone save me a headache. Is the weight less than 3306 lbs or is the weight 3500 lbs ?
Jason says its 3300 with 90% fuel yet others on this forum keep stating 3500.
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The discrepancy has to do with the various measurement standards and an attempt to compare apples to apples.
US Curb weight is measured with the base car (without any cost options that would reduce weight) plus driver and cargo (165 lbs) and 16 gal fuel (6 lb/gal) That's the way most manufacturers quote weight on their web site including BMW.
EU has 2 measurements:
Unladen - car has all fluids, running gear, spare tire etc. 90% fuel tank and no driver or cargo.
EU kerb - unladen plus 68kg driver and 7kg cargo (165 lbs)
The other difference between US and Euro is that usually a base US car already has more options than a Euro base car so the weight will account for those options. An example would be if the M4 comes with an auto standard and manual as a no cost option then the weight will be quoted for the auto.
BMW's quote of 3306 lbs is without driver/cargo with a euro spec. Hence the US weight will be at least 3471 lbs. However as i said the US number is usually a bit higher for standard equipment so US should be at least 3480 lbs (it might be in the low 35xx if DCT is included in the calculation). Those estimates line up well with BMW's claim that the M4 will be 80kg lighter than a similarly equipped e90. In the US, BMW quoted the e90 at 3704 lbs which is where everyone is getting the 3528 lb number.
These are all estimates but it looks like it will come in somewhere between 3480 - 3520 pounds when using the same measurement that you currently see on BMW's web site for all their other US cars.
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Very helpful, thanx for taking the time...