Looking for professional reviews on M-DCT

skierman64 · 02-13-2008, 09:18 PM

Has anyone seen any articles reviewing the new tranny? I'm dying to read something about it since my car is prog'd for production in 3 weeks, not that I'm going to change my mind at this point.

heyimsexy · 02-13-2008, 09:27 PM

i dont think journalists have gotten the opportunity to get their hands on it quite yet, but i might be wrong.

lucid · 02-13-2008, 10:14 PM

If M-DCT had been tested by mags, this forum would be all over it...

Not yet, but must be coming up soon, real soon.

JEllis · 02-13-2008, 10:32 PM

If you want something good to read check out the latest 0-60 where they review a 6MT and DST Evo X side by side. Good review and gives some varying points of view. Bottom line from the article: 6MT is more fun but DST is faster.... I imagine same will be said of DCT...DCT for me though

Jason

swamp2 · 02-14-2008, 01:37 AM

Was going to post this same question myself today with a slightly differnt spin. When/where and from whom will we get the first drive report of M-DCT? The press release was nice, long and juicy but it was hardly a test drive. Given the huge successes of the VW/Audi/Bugatti/Mitsubishi systems I am not worried a bit about M-DCT but it sure will be nice to get some real details. Any predictions?

mkoesel · 02-14-2008, 06:49 AM

swamp, it will probably be a Euro mag, maybe Car or Evo.

Hammer · 02-19-2008, 03:36 PM

I know someone who had a testdrive on a dct-m3 already. We had a long chat about the DCT and finaly he gave me a brochure ( pretty useless, i knew this stuff already, but it looked nice

).
The only problem is, that this guy is working for bmw and i think, he explained and told me everything by (is "by" the correct word here?) the perspective of a bmw-dealer.

He drove the M3 6MT and DKG(dct in english) both and was totaly enthused of the dct ( "it´s like launching a catapult" and so on...). He also told me, that he would be sure that the dct would grant better times on the track than the MT ( thats a crucial argument for the dct for me.

I had been a manual-missionar till this chat and i m not very glad, that my "faith" in the mt startet to crumble.

Today i m not sure if i order a mt or the dct...

skierman64 · 02-19-2008, 04:23 PM

Hammer - Thanks for the insight.

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lucid Major General 374 Rep 8,033 Posts Drives: E30 M3; Expedition Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	If M-DCT had been tested by mags, this forum would be all over it... Not yet, but must be coming up soon, real soon.
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JEllis Major General 532 Rep 5,498 Posts Drives: E36 M3, E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth iTrader: (4)	If you want something good to read check out the latest 0-60 where they review a 6MT and DST Evo X side by side. Good review and gives some varying points of view. Bottom line from the article: 6MT is more fun but DST is faster.... I imagine same will be said of DCT...DCT for me though Jason __________________ Instagram: jellismotorwerks
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swamp2 Lieutenant General 609 Rep 10,407 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA iTrader: (3)	Was going to post this same question myself today with a slightly differnt spin. When/where and from whom will we get the first drive report of M-DCT? The press release was nice, long and juicy but it was hardly a test drive. Given the huge successes of the VW/Audi/Bugatti/Mitsubishi systems I am not worried a bit about M-DCT but it sure will be nice to get some real details. Any predictions?
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mkoesel Moderator 7512 Rep 19,368 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	swamp, it will probably be a Euro mag, maybe Car or Evo.
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Hammer Lieutenant 31 Rep 423 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany, Cologne iTrader: (0)	I know someone who had a testdrive on a dct-m3 already. We had a long chat about the DCT and finaly he gave me a brochure ( pretty useless, i knew this stuff already, but it looked nice ). The only problem is, that this guy is working for bmw and i think, he explained and told me everything by (is "by" the correct word here?) the perspective of a bmw-dealer. He drove the M3 6MT and DKG(dct in english) both and was totaly enthused of the dct ( "it´s like launching a catapult" and so on...). He also told me, that he would be sure that the dct would grant better times on the track than the MT ( thats a crucial argument for the dct for me. I had been a manual-missionar till this chat and i m not very glad, that my "faith" in the mt startet to crumble. Today i m not sure if i order a mt or the dct...
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