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      07-16-2008, 04:09 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by JetBlack5OC View Post
New DCT review by Edmunds.

Very positive, they loved it.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
From this article:

Edmunds.com Editor in Chief Karl Brauer says:

[...]

"At over 2 tons this is by far the heaviest M3 ever, even outweighing its sibling coupe and sedan by several hundred pounds.
The extra strain is seen in the performance numbers, while acceleration and shifting action left me unimpressed. Using the most aggressive throttle (Sport Plus) and transmission settings had the car lurching when I drove out of corners and banging through gears like an old Torqueflite in need of a rebuild. Dialing things back to the midlevel throttle (Sport) position and halfway up the transmission settings (three bars out of six) solved most of these issues, but delays between paddle pull and shift action were still too long."
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