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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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Ok anyone remember this? the SSG? Sports Sequential Gearbox. http://www.bmwclub.org.hk/news/0024.htm this is what the E60s SMG really is... even in the Z4 and E46 right now. So why are they calling it SMG?

What happened to the old SSG name?

I'm asking cause THIS I guess they're going to change names soon back to SSG and reserve SMG name for the Ms???

Anyone from gernamy read that article?
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jan 22 2005, 04:37 PM
Ok anyone remember this? the SSG? Sports Sequential Gearbox. http://www.bmwclub.org.hk/news/0024.htm this is what the E60s SMG really is... even in the Z4 and E46 right now. So why are they calling it SMG?

What happened to the old SSG name?

I'm asking cause THIS I guess they're going to change names soon back to SSG and reserve SMG name for the Ms???

Anyone from gernamy read that article?
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I remember it as Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG)
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' date='Jan 22 2005, 05:59 PM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Jan 22 2005, 04:37 PM']Ok anyone remember this? the SSG? Sports Sequential Gearbox. http://www.bmwclub.org.hk/news/0024.htm this is what the E60s SMG really is... even in the Z4 and E46 right now. So why are they calling it SMG?

What happened to the old SSG name?

I'm asking cause THIS I guess they're going to change names soon back to SSG and reserve SMG name for the Ms???

Anyone from gernamy read that article?
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I remember it as Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG)
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I just read your "this" link, Just remember the first article is not from BMWUSA and the "this" link is just someone from another forum.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' date='Jan 22 2005, 03:06 PM
I just read your "this" link, Just remember the first article is not from BMWUSA and the "this" link is just someone from another forum.
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Right... but wonder if what he read about the "interview" would be true?

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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jan 22 2005, 09:12 PM
[quote name='pennetta' date='Jan 22 2005, 03:06 PM']I just read your "this" link, Just remember the first article is not from BMWUSA and the "this" link is just someone from another forum.
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Right... but wonder if what he read about the "interview" would be true?

*shrugs*
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I re-read the interview one, the "limited to the M models" quote was an interpretation from the person hearing the interview not directly from the interview. Its in parenthesis. I think the 530 and 545 will continue to offer it, even though they have dropped it for the 525.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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Humm ok. Wait it was once offered on the 525 in the states?
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