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Originally Posted by M_Swee
Just looked at the new G20 release photos of the interior, and (I hope this isn't reality) it doesn't seem like there's much space to physically have a manual transmission shifter in the middle console. The iDrive takes up a big chunk of the space, where as in the current F8X platform the iDrive is far enough to the right that it can accommodate a manual shifter OR a DCT without needing to modify where the iDrive sits.
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You can build a 320d with a MT on BMW's German and UK sites to see how a stick is implemented in that console. So there's hope for us still.
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