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3495 lbs. 3554 lbs w/hardtop. (archive)
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Posted by Jim Surdick on April 17, 2000 at 12:51:42:

In Reply to: Why is the Z8 so portly? posted by Karl in San Diego on April 17, 2000 at 00:39:18:

Check the bmwusa.com website. Your numbers are wrong.

: I just read a spec that claimed the Z8 weighed in over 3700 lbs. Why would a 2 seat roadster with an aluminum tube frame, aluminum skin, and an all aluminum engine weigh so much. Did they sneak in some Corvette parts? They hollowed the camshafts (to save angular inertia, I'd guess) but didn't find a way to make this supercar light. Too bad. I would hope that they didn't use the M5 as a standard for reasonable weight.

: All that said, I still think that it's an excellent car.

: Anyone know why this car weighs 800 lbs more than my steel unibody Z3? Is it the motor, or more robust drivetrain members? I guess it's got 2 more pistons, 2 more camshafts, 8 more valves, the extra computer and robotics to support the fly-by-wire throttle.
: -kARL



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