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Originally Posted by xlover
For that to be true you also have to believe the take rate for the manual would be higher if it had received more investment. I can't see any way that is true. The manual enthusiasts are going to buy it either way.
Some may be somewhat disappointed (and complain on message boards) they don't get the same power rating as the auto but if one loves 3 pedals I can't see trading over to auto just for a few more HP and tq.
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I'd never bother owning a turbocharged car with a stock tune anyways so the lower stock horsepower rating is a non-issue. My car would be tuned as soon as it's possible to do so and, in fact, the huge tuning potential of the S58 is one of the main reasons I'm even considering a G80 M3 in the first place. I know some people value their warranty too much to want to tune their cars or may not want to for other reasons but of all the M3 owners I know, most of the manual owners are also the ones who tune and modify their cars anyways.