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      08-31-2020, 02:53 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by arijaycomet View Post
Ahhh ok— wait, youre saying the Mini has a higher center of gravity than the i3? Really? Visually that doesn’t seem to be the case — but i dont doubt you. Crazy!
Steel chassis vs carbon chassis. All of the weight of the i3 is on the ground. The Mini's chassis is heavy, raising the COG.

Generally, the i3 was designed from the start to be an EV whereas the mini is a retrofitted ICEV... so everything is a bit... make it function, not make it optimal.
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