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Originally Posted by Lex
I don't understand why the press & others don't love the SMG? I test drove an M3 one a year ago & I absolutely LOVED it!!! The 2006 M brochure says in the most aggressive setting (S6) it has 80-millisecond shifts, isn't that faster than Ferraris 100-milliseconds? In fairness I've never driven a DSG, is it that much better?  |
Aside from the slightly better potential maximum performance, many bought SMG expecting it to act like a conventional auto tranny and were disappointed with the smoothness in this mode. I think DCT is largely in response to that.