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Originally Posted by M3WC
Next M3/M4 is rumored hybrid, following next gen M5.
What do you think a hybrid straight-6 M3 will weigh? G80 M3 xdrive is 3900lbs.
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My guess it it will add 500 pounds.
I had a 2009 Altima Hybrid as a DD for many years, they are great for adding torque and HP to an existing platform and greatly improve city mileage, but they add a lot of weight for the battery and electric motor. The Altima hybrid weighed 600 pounds more for an extra 50 HP & 130 ft/lb, and almost double the city mileage. the highway mileage lost a few MPG from hauling all that weight around.
The tech has gotten better since then so they can surely extract more HP per pound, but electric motors and batteries are still very heavy.