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And then there were two...
Not a surprise considering that BMW just had a tough shareholder meeting with the lower profits. The causalities almost always are the “fun” or non money making projects.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2...erman-engines/ "In just a few years BMW will sell a dozen battery-powered models. The transition is already proving painful and expensive. Last month, expecting a 10 percent slump in profit this year, the company said it would begin a 12 billion-euro efficiency campaign to pay for this battery-focused revamp. Starting in 2021, meanwhile, BMW plans to eliminate up to 50 percent of drivetrain options. About a third of its 133,000-strong workforce has been trained to handle production of electric vehicles—and it's clear that all of today's employees won't be necessary for tomorrow's tasks." |
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Seems like the going trend; BMW increased the power output in all their new motor/models and touted it as an advantage but forgo mentioning that the power advantage was offset by added weight..
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Not only has BMW changed but its audience has changed. Its no longer a company concerned with enthusiast cars just like its new customers don't care either. RIP.
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I look forward to the AWD M3/4.
Also would never own a manual transmission again. My first M3 was manual. I do not miss it one bit. Ok BMW build the M3 competition and take my $$$$$$$$ |
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Almost everyone here complaining about manual is driving a turbocharged engine.... Where are the Naturally aspirated drivers at. O right they got killed off just like the manual drivers.
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I don't mind if they don't make a manual...I'm a bit disappointed with the current manual BMW offers. It could be where the clutch pedal engages, but it grinds if you try to 1st-2nd quick shift...you have to ease it in. Car and Driver documented this so I know it's not me. Some shifts are rough, others are smooth.
Whereas the transmission in my Focus RS and ST (a focus for crying out loud) was smooth. Civic Si, Mazdaspeed 3, Nismo 370z, Acura ILX...same thing. Sure, they aren't built to carry as much power, but still. I don't hate the transmission, I just think it's not perfect and, at this point, I'd prefer not losing stop light races because the car doesn't like shifting into second. |
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I don't mind if it's only available in AWD but it really should at least have a manual transmission as an option.
Even if it is a little heavier the extra power and the traction of AWD will still make this faster than the current generation stock vs stock and a great car to drive. Be happy as the following generation might not even be a combustion engine but rather electric |
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I'm in the same boat. My E92 M3 was manual. Never again.
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I hated my ZCP e92 M3 manual. Bloated, slow and heavy. And the gears were rubbery with long throws. Left a lot to be desired for sure. Unless you were over 4k RPM it was useless.
My F80 M3 manual was far superior. Personally, I would never own an automatic M3. |
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RWD requires way less R&D than a xdrive considering BMW xdrive drives & feels like RWD more than any other AWD in the market. Manual doesn't require any R&D at all, (Well, they did R&D on manuals adding rev-matching, guess what, whiners were whining about that too!) but an AT that is almost as fast as DCT does. And all those electronics that people are complaining about require a lot of R&D as well. If BMW released something like an E46 M3 (with awful damping, incredibly bad SMG tansmission, no adjustability other than one 'Sport' setting, 10 mpg or something, and slower than 340i) they wouldn't need to spend a dime on R&D. So, basically, you're both rejecting anything that comes out of R&D, you want to stick to the old inferior technologies, then you're complaining most R&D money goes to electric cars. Also, BMWs are the more "drivers' cars" and "ultimate driving machines" than they're ever been, and they're not 'heavy', as all their models are the lightest ones in their respective classes by huge margins. Being a good driver's machine have NOTHING to do with manual or AWD, it has more to do with the implementation of AT and AWD systems, which BMW excels at (Like F90 M5)
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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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It would be a mistake if BMW only offered the manual option on the "lesser" model M3. Its like a slap in the face for the purist M owner. Who's to say those that want a manual doesn't want the Competition package as well...
I don't even mind if the M3 came with the switchable AWD system that the M5 has because having traction to put the power down is a welcomed addition that we don't have now Give people options BMW! Alan
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