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Originally Posted by ozinaldo
One is BMW advertised number other is real world test data by independent magazine; maybe (and in my opinion, very probably) M3/M4 will be slightly quicker than what BMW says to 200 km/h in tests.
In gear acceleration performance can and in some cases/gears should be better than F10 M5 because of the significantly lower weight of the M3/M4. I think all numbers make good sense.
The stock M3/M4 performance level is in line with a FBO tuned 1M, which has similar engine fundamentals with less power in stock form but almost identical weight. This last detail is amazing; such a bigger car with same weight! The only thing I wished for the 1M was it should be around 100 kg. lighter. Apparently that might be achieved with the next M2.
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I think you could be right. BMW regularly understate their performance figures and engine outputs. I think the 1M just missed out on the BMW diet that has been implemented on their new cars- M2 should be a real lightweight , 1400kg or less would be nice.