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      02-20-2019, 06:28 PM   #27
frankchn
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A lot of use didnt understand why they couldnt use the ZF 8DT unit in the panamera but as we found out is substantially heavier than the auto box.
Not only weight, but also the ZF 8AT has the input and output shaft in-line with each other, but the ZF 8DT doesn't. This probably requires more significant re-engineering of the G30 platform than what BMW wanted to do.
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