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Originally Posted by Red Bread
It's easy to take this stance if you game the question to fit the answer. I equate this to the same bs that BMW used to tell us we didn't want a wagon in the US.
I didn't buy an F30 because it was a bad car. It didn't matter that it had an available manual.
I didn't buy an F31 or an E91 because I couldn't get it with a six, rwd or a manual.
Now they make a slightly better car (I hope) and they don't offer the options that they themselves killed the joy over.
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You'd be correct if BMW was the ONLY manufacturer killing the manual.They're not. Others killed it off way before BMW ever did.
Same applies for wagons. Only Mercedes and Volvo in sell wagons in the premium market. I don't think the E wagon will be back next gen.
The manual is no longer cost efficient enough for them to R&D so it can handle torque and so it doesn't break, or so the gear shifts are smooth because a very small percentage of people bought them.