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Originally Posted by Driver72
I'm not dissing the xi, just stating facts.
As I've said, I've owned AWD cars.
Have nothing against them just living in So Cal, AWD cars aren't really a necessity here.
As for weight, you can't compare the auto to the manual when listing weight.
If you look at BMW's website for auto vs auto or manual vs manual I believe the weight difference is 243 lbs if you use both coupes or both sedans too.
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I understand re SoCal- I'm still thinking about moving to San Diego some day because I hate the snow in CT. If I was there, I probably wouldn't have got the XI either.
I haven't exhaustively researched the weight difference of the XI vs I but the link I posted (when you pull up both models) shows the difference as 220lbs with the same trans.
My 2c until proven otherwise is that the chief difference (on a 1/4mi track) in regards to HP losses is the extra weight of the XI. Perhaps it has something to do with 6MT rather than 6AT- meaning if we compared 2 automatics the differences might be more apparent by lessening the effect of the driver variable.
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