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      08-29-2018, 11:08 AM   #493
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I'm the first person to admit we probably put too much weight on magazine numbers seeing most of us don't track our cars often if at all but if you look at the latest C&D Lightning Lap the 2017 M240i even with the B58 engine is shockingly slower than the M2 around the VIR. It puts up only a 3:08.0 time vs the 3:01.9 time put up by the 2016 M2. That's a massive difference that even wider rear tires will not make much difference. Massive difference! It's pretty clear the M240i is a performance-lite car vs the M2 and there's nothing wrong with that but to claim it's on the same level or close performance-wise is simply false.
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