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Originally Posted by brad850csi
What shift speed was the M2's gearbox set to? I always have mine set to the middle speed as I find that the lowest speed is very slow and the fastest speed is actually almost too fast, it upsets the car enough to have the traction light come on between 2nd and 3rd whereas in the middle speed I'll have perfect grip.
Curiously I just spent some time in an F90 M5 and I thought the gearbox was very similar for one gear change below about 3-4k, but if you were changing above that it was quite slow at times and if you wanted to change multiple times it was massively slow and reminded my of my old C63.
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It was set to Sport aka medium for the majority of the time. If I'm remembering correctly, there was Efficient, Sport, and Sport Plus. I didn't try Efficient because I figured who buys a M car to drive efficiently, but looking back, I should have given it a try to see how it changed the behavior of the car.
I most definitely was breaking traction between gear changes... that was not an issue for me. Added to the fun factor for sure.
Also, I'm wondering if the standard M5 has different transmission tuning than the M5 Competition I drove. I found no issues with the ZF 8-speed. I tried 2 downshifts in quick succession and it was right on the money. I did not try multiple upshifts in quick succession, but there would never be a reason to need quick shifts in this scenario. As long as each single upshift happens quickly, which it did, then it's all good by my standards.