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      03-14-2019, 12:29 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by 335isam View Post
I'm just so confused... Didn't someone confirm the M3 sDrive "Pure" version was supposed to come with a 6spd. So does this mean this is the last generation for M2/M3/M4 to come in a 6spd manual????
Every report on The G80 states there will be a manual option in RWD form....of some sort that will be lighter and more pure.

The Original Post in this thread was about the 8speed on the Xdrive platform, but ended with this same idea, but worded slightly different.

Nothing to this point indicates there will be no manual option.

“There could, however, be a rear-drive, manual-gearbox light at the end of the tunnel. In the past, M’s CS models have been the most powerful, quick and focused offerings, but there is a suggestion that a new M3 CS could focus less on performance and more on a purer driving experience. This would be achieved by offering a rear-drive, manual model, whose turbocharged six would produce less torque (and subsequently power, too) to preserve the gearbox’s internals, but would also shun some of the complex – and heavy – technology that burdens modern performance cars. It sounds like an M3 evo would build. Hopefully BMW will, too.ted there will also be a RWD model that is for purists.”
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