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      07-10-2008, 01:29 PM   #34
jworms
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Drives: 99 E36 M3, 07 328i
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Originally Posted by MT
Our track-test numbers tell the story: The DCT car is a tenth of a second slower than the regular six-speed manual version to 30 mph, even to 40 mph, and then it's all over. Zip to 60 mph in the M3 DCT takes 4.1 sec, two tenths quicker than in the stick version, and by 100 mph,the gap has stretched to four tenths of a second. The standing quarter mile comes up in 12.6 sec at 113.2 mph versus 12.7 sec at 111.3 mph.
anyone else catch how this doesn't make sense?

if the DCT car is 4 tenths quicker to 100mph how is it only 1 tenth faster than the 6spd in the 1/4 mile? does the 6spd magically catch up in the very last bit of the 1/4 mile run?
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