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      11-05-2020, 10:05 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by IB M View Post
The G80 is too big a car to be about a Manual. It is a luxury fast cruiser so an auto box makes more sense. How many E60 or F10 M5s were sold manual ?? Very few.

The CS trim level on the G80 and new M5 isnt logical to me on an otherwise large blistering fast luxo cruiser. Stick with the competition package and call it a day.
I think the same enthusiasts (or crazies) who want a manual today, would figure out a way that it makes some sense to get a manual no matter what size of a car they need. When I bought my first BMW it was in the 1980's and I needed a bigger sedan. I bought a 733i (E23) with a 5-speed manual. My next one was an E39, also a manual. Now, years later, I drive like an old fart and my 340 has more power than I need, but I figure that my next car needs to be an M3 because that's the only one with a MT. It makes perfect sense to me.

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