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      05-14-2014, 07:00 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by unintelligible View Post
Yeah agreed and I think this is the same for the F30. I have a 6MT 328i and had a 8AT loaner a couple weeks ago and the auto felt like it had another 50 hp on my car. These motors really, really love the auto.

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks this is BMW intentionally manipulating the tunes for the MT cars, in order to make future buyers less likely to opt for manual transmissions.


I get that the auto is faster off the line, shifts faster, is quicker to 60. But that's not the extent of the issue. The MT just feels down on power in general. As if it doesn't have as much HP/Tq as the auto.


Either way, my "slower" 6MT 335i is still plenty powerful, fast and tones of fun, so it is not a big issue for me. I'm also getting the PPK soon so that should bump it up a bit. It just makes me wonder if they are manipulating the tunes to disadvantage the MT.
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