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Originally Posted by dmboone25
I think there will be a manual option. But I expect it to be even more limited this time around - maybe "base" M3 only. The F series GTS and CS were both DCT only, and I can see the same, slow cut-off for the MT continuing on the F generation.
My bet is that the base is RWD and has a MT option, and Comp, CS, and CSL will be ZF8-only. With AWD...
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I think the latest update points to manual and rwd being offered on MORE variants.
Base- rwd/xdrive 6mt/auto
Comp- xdrive 6mt/auto
I look at it like this, BMW went out of their way to obfuscate the information in their systems to prevent the types of leaks our resident insider can access which means they have something planned they don't want spoiled. (If you read ynguldyn responses to questions they basically took out all the detail and just left placeholders for base and comp) If they were planning on cutting the manual and rwd they would let those leaks sit out there to build acceptance and soften the blow on the traditionalist base when the final details are released.