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Originally Posted by Steved
Personally I would hope they don't use 7-speeds. I have a 7-speed box on my ML63 and I never use 7th. It's something like 38mph/1000rpm and therefore only useful(ish) for cruising.
If it needs the torque multiplying assistance of gearing then I would rather BMW play around with the final drive and lessen the top speed potential (which will be limited to 163mph after all). This new engine sounds smooth enough so probably wouldn't suffer from engine noise at cruising speeds.
I am planning on choosing a 6-speed manual for the M3 and then upgrading to the CSL when that arrives in a few years time. I am hoping that has SMG rather than a ZSG box at the time, but we'll see.
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-I suspect a pretty short final drive.
-Wouldn't 190 in an unrestricted M3 be nice though - what a thrill.
-Isn't 2k rpm nice for mpg also.
-What is your preference for SMG over ZSG?