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Originally Posted by Bigiggs
I was thinking the same thing
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In regard to the transmission ,technology has changed a lot in the past 50 years of automated transmissions. From all that I have heard this ZF 8 speed transmission is very effective and shifts quickly and precisely. From what I have read in order to keep costs down BMW decided to go with this transmission over a manual because going with a manual would have required an entire different computer and programing to be developed. With the ZF they only required some minor programing tweaks. The reality is we will see more and more automated transmissions and manufactures are doing more and more to make them better than a manual in terms of performance. The new C7 Z06 automatic is supposed to be quicker at shifting than the amazing Porsche PDK and supposed to be more drivable than DCT transmissions in normal conditions. Formula One, the pinnacle of racing dumped manual transmissions many years ago because they are simply not as fast and tunable as a computer. Thanks for reading my rant