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Originally Posted by Rated R
Low fuel capacity is in part how BMW got the car down to 3,300 lbs. They do that all the time in designing motorcycles.
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I guess one can't debate that this factor contributes to a lower official weight specifications. However, the official capacity reduction is 3 l (63 l -> 60 l). That is about 4.5 lb. If they really achieved a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency then that will certainly way more than cover the lost tank capacity. I guess I'd say hats off they actually got 2 birds with one stone on this one.
This would also take a somewhat typical 250 mi range (running her dry) up to right about 300 mi. That's also great.