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      05-29-2025, 08:05 AM   #50
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Drives: G26 i4M50/G87 M2
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Originally Posted by hotrod182 View Post
Don't often need race track handling on the street. Yet I appreciate the effortless acceleration and instant torque from every intersection. Makes a rubber band ICE powerband seem antiquated. Remember, the i4 M50 still pulls .97g lateral, and has beaten a much lighter M240i around a race track, while matching or beating a M3 in a stopping distance test. So its not like some unmanageable pig to drive, lol.
That .97 is on the 19" wheels.
It will pull greater than 1g when lowered with the sticky 20" rubber. Been there; done that.

My comment was really about being able to fully utilize the power and without wider tires the M50 struggles for grip on a launch.

It's definitely not a pig to drive and I've done hot laps at Sears Point Raceway in mine.
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