Slow death of the Manual
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Slow death of the Manual
According to Car & Driver, BMW will phase out the manual transmission for the BMW M5 and M6 once production ends in late fall. BMW also plans to drop the option from the M6: “Demand had dropped to zero” on that car, BMW M chief Frank van Meel tells the US magazine.
BMW M said several times in the past that the US market is the only one keeping alive the manual dreams, and despite significant cost and effort, the M engineers continued to offer the six-speed manual.
While the manual transmission won’t return on the next-generation M5 and M6, the six-speed gear rowing will continue to be offered on the M2, M3 and M4.
“On M2, M3, and M4, the manual transmission will stay,” van Meel promises.
Original article found on BMW Blog: Report: BMW Will Stop Offering Manuals On The M5 and M6
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