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Originally Posted by SANK_CH
Now waiting July to have the 1st media's review and Nürburgring laptime. We will see if the BMW M CEO speech of last year will be respected and if the cars set a new benchmark in that segment. But with the official figures they gave, I wonder how it will set a new benchmark.
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If the numbers we've seen aren't smokescreen, the laws of Physics would seem to agree with you, SANK_CH, at least for the Ring times. They've got some wiggle room based on how one defines 'segment' and to what they are applying the term 'benchmark' (skid pad, brake distance, 0-60, qtr mile, lap time... or a global combined rating), but with a Wt/HP ratio for the X3M Comp at 9.18, compared to the SVR at 7.99, Stelvio Quad at 8.51, Levante Trofeo at 8.11 (and GTS at 8.70), and the GLC 63S 8.85, seems it'll be a tough competition to win with currently released numbers.
If the HP is underrated and actually closer to 525, however, and if they subtract 125 lbs (without a moon roof and rails) so Wt/HP is closer to 8.56, it would make for a more interesting challenge. Not that it will alter our X3M comp order one way or the other, but am curious to see how it pans out.