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Originally Posted by Ionicsilveri8
Where did the more drag (worse aero) come from? Different bonnet? Extra weight of side badge? Just curious...
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Different aero over and around bonnet & front. Added drag confirmed at Leipzig.
As you are no doubt aware, they blocked/removed the front bonnet vent on i8 so that hot air didn't enter the cabin with top down on Roadster. That air was made to flow around the car instead of optimally, over it.
For production ease, they made the same modification to the update coupe.
For the same reason they added the extra bracing (weight) underneath the new coupe too, which was required only for the Roadster.
Partly to counter the weight, the suspension was slightly changed.
These changes are very small though, and there is little practical difference. But you can feel the extra weight and less stiffness on Roadster, especially on track.
The extra battery power counters the extra weight, so the updated cars are no slower in reality.