[ClassicWill]

I knew this for awhile now, but couldn't see any main stream articles online. My 2015 M235i supposedly has the ZF8 8-Speed Trans, and the new G-series M cars have this instead of the DCT too. Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks.

[aerobod]

Originally Posted by classicwilly

I knew this for awhile now, but couldn't see any main stream articles online. My 2015 M235i supposedly has the ZF8 8-Speed Trans, and the new G-series M cars have this instead of the DCT too. Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks.

It is the same transmission series, but the torque limit with the F2x M235i and M240i 8HP50 transmission is 500Nm, compared with the G-Series M-Car 8HP76 transmission at 760Nm. Other than that the ratios are fundamentally the same, although the torque converter and shift tuning could be somewhat different.