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Originally Posted by strat61caster
The outgoing Z4 with a 6-cylinder weighed over 3,300 lbs, they haven't changed the formula, it's going to be built in one of the most expensive to manufacture plants in the world, and they're not going to raise the price to pay for higher quality materials or more unique designs.
3,100 lbs for the 4-banger is probably pretty accurate, expect at least another 100 lbs for the extra liter of displacement. It's frankly a miracle they're NOT projecting a weight increase, only Chevy and Mazda have pulled off lightening their sporty cars with a new generation this decade as safety requirements get more and more intensive.
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The Z4 was a convertible which means 200-400 added pounds for frame rigidity and the top mechanism. Add another 150 lbs for the 6 cylinder, and that brings you down 450 lbs for a 4 cyl comparison. That makes sense given that the wheelbase of the Z4 was 98. So, somewhere between 2800 and 3000 is not out of the realm of disbelief.