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Originally Posted by kyleb350
I actually wouldn't mind seeing, instead of having x-drive, them putting electric motors at the front and keeping the gas engine powering the rear wheels in order to keep the weight down.
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The 530e additional batteries and powertrain makes it weigh 230kg/500lbs more than the 530i.
Potentially you could make the battery a bit smaller but I think it would still be quite a bit of extra weight. The only way to get around this would be to change to a 4 cylinder engine for the M3/M4 or down to a 6 cylinder from a V8 in the M5/M8.