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Originally Posted by M3WC
It is fine for general and spirited road driving(which represents the driving of majority of BMW buyers). But take that to the track, 5000+lbs is going to eat up things like the brakes.
We are a decade+ away from a MkV Supra size EV, sub 3500lbs, rwd, 350hp(with decent range).
BMW track rats will be waiting awhile for BMW to produce something for track days. Solid state batteries will be the breakthrough. Porsche has said Cayman will be all electric by 2025, lets see what they can come up with. I have my doubts, there is only so much Porsche can do with current state of battery tech.
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In a way this push to EVs [for enthusiast cars like the M3] is sort of the answer to a problem that never existed IMO.
In exchage for superior throttle response/0-60 times, we are taking multiple steps back in the realm of weight, range, cost to consumers, track performance/longevity, and "engagement" to the driver in the form of gears and sound. It'll take decades to improve in those metrics but who knows how close it will match say the current crop of ICE cars. To add to that, having to create a whole new EV infrastructure when an ICE one already exists is both lengthy and costly.
In order to keep up with competitors an EV M3 must happen, but all this fracas to kill off every last ICE car (ofc not BMW's fault) is just pushing it too far.