jasonrhcastle

What do you all think?

I am very interested in what will be offered transmission wise on the F10. My lease on my M5 will be up August 2010. So, I will probably get a F10 with TTV8. I am worried about going from an M car to a sport TTV8. However, if they use a nice sport suspension, good aerodynamics, and the availability of the M-DCT then I may make that jump.

Otherwise, I will just extend my lease on my M5 3-6 months and see if I can catch an F10 M5, which I am completely sure I will pay through the nose!!!

seoulman

With the sport auto transmission, would the DCT be necessary in the mortal versions of the F10?

jasonrhcastle

That is a very good question. Having spent only 20 minutes or so in a 550i with SAT, I definitely like my SMG better in the sense that it is almost as good as a manual without the clutch worries. I couldn't get enough acceleration time with SAT to say yes or no to it. Although, I really didn't dislike it during the test drive.

I have just really come to appreciate the SMG. Especially down shifts and the way it lets me drive a manual without the clutch. I guess I am afraid I would lose the "manual' feel with SAT.