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      12-14-2013, 08:33 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by nanceman View Post
This is not a ZF, people need to stop saying that. An torque convertor automatic CANNOT handle the heat generated of a racing environment (drag racing not withstanding).

It is a DCT, I bet $100000000000
May very well be. But BMW has gone to great lengths to detail every feature that's been added or revised from the standard M235i. Why would they arbitrarily choose the transmission as the only component not to highlight in the press release, if it is in fact different?
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