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Originally Posted by doughboy
Nice to see BMW have stuck to Manual only for the new 1M coupe (as the autos and DCT are all too heavy and detract from the driving experience in the words of M division), makes me feel better!
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Talk about convincing yourself of marketing hype Mike,
think it's more to do with keeping costs down, they're being a bit tight with the 1M when you start to look closely.
The M3 is available in a choice of both gearboxes but DCT seems to be the preferred option and the one that holds the best value. I think options for the customer are the key words here.
Personally when you've got a petrol engine with a turbo on it, then I think the manual/dual clutch debate is that much closer and harder to seperate simply because of the torque factor and power delivery of the car.
Interesting figures posted by jimmlad though. I reckon the whole 'sensation' of the cars attaining those figures way may feel quite different.