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Originally Posted by chris719
You can believe what you want, but you're wrong. The forces you are comparing are likely more than one order of magnitude apart. The roof is probably around 36 inches higher than the engine maybe? That engine weighs 400 lbs with accessories... 40 lbs at the top is probably a negligible shift in the center of mass of the car.
There are MANY cars with better handling and less body roll than an M2 that have steel roofs and several with a sunroof.
Roll is controlled through chassis and suspension.
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I didn't say roof weight is the only reason M2s have noticeable body roll compared to M3, so there are some misunderstandings, but you too can believe what you want, I still think M2 roof is one of the reasons the car is not as stable as M3. If you beat the M engineers on the reality of CF roof top purposes and functionality of M3 cars first, I will personally call you the car physics professor of the forum.
But, before then, you are just as wrong as I am.