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      05-18-2017, 10:28 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by daveschroeder View Post
As someone who has previously owned 2 BMWs with manuals and 1 BMW with DCT, I am mildly amused while reflecting on the same discussions that lambasted BMW for dropping pure manuals in favor of DCT.
Different issue to be honest. DCT shifts lightning fast while automatic shifts slower and is heavier, 7DCI700 being 78kg as opposed to ZF8HP being 91kg.

BMW Ms shouldn't be made to make profit; that's the job of the g30 series and as far as I know no sports model in any brand should expect to. It's more of a symbol of their technology. 911 benefits hugely from sales of cayenne and panamera. A more radical example would be Lexus LFA, where Toyota lost nearly 300K per car they made.
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