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Originally Posted by Mo@BMWofFairfax
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Originally Posted by kyrix1st
BMW already mentioned it wouldn't use American transmissions for its shift quality(shift time and smoothness) albeit its high torque limit advantage. Why would they cross the Ocean deliberately when they have excellent makers such as Getrag and ZF already in Europe?
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They did for the e9x 328's...
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Yup, and prior to that, the GM 5L40-E transmission basically powered an entire decade of BMW four & six-cylinder cars:
(includes all touring "t", sport "s", coupe "c" variants, where applicable)
E34 525i
E36 318i
E36 325i
E36 323i
E36 328i
E39 528i
E39 530i
E46 323i
E46 328i
E46 330xi
E53 (3.0i)
E36/7/8 Z3 (1.9i, 2.3i, 2.5i, 2.8i)
Even though BMW never went that route for any M-cars, they've had an extensive history of using GM transmissions as demonstrated above.