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Originally Posted by pbar
I think that 'too many gears' is probably the root cause of several of my issues. There's nothing worse than needing to drop 3 gears when braking hard into a turn so you're ready for the exit. Or 5 gears when you want to pass somebody on the freeway (actually this is one of the marketing features of the ZF8).
Now, I guess it's technically possible that BMW M division could make an 8 speed box where the bottom 5 gears are spaced out nicely for track driving and the other 3 are only used in 'econo-mode'. But that would be sort of strange and would require an engine that had a wide power band. I'm sure it would hurt the fuel economy numbers.
Love the M8 video by the way - the section at 4:25 clearly shows why the gearbox sucks for driver engagement.
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I am sure the R&D cost is very low for RWD+DCT so I am still hoping this variant makes the production. It will be an interesting comparison for them as well how many people choose AWD despite having ZF8.