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      01-28-2019, 04:05 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by eeyang92 View Post
I think the Pure version having less power (and by some rumors, a lesser engine) makes a hard sale, regardless if it came in MT or AT. People trying to frame this as "MT guys got what they asked for" are missing the point.

Like some other members have said, when you buy an M, you sort of expect to get 100% of BMWs effort at that moment in time (sans transmission choice, since that is a very personal choice). By dropping $70-80k on a car that BMW only put 90% into leaves a sour taste in your mouth, especially when there are so many great options out there for those who aren't stuck on getting a sedan.

I was originally thinking about upgrading to a MT M3, but I am really on the fence about this.
One thought is BMW doesn't want to pay the development costs to make the transmission handle the additional torque from the regularly tuned s58.

Or maybe they just don't want to sell any MT or rwd cars?

Hell they could charge more for the pure and reduce a little weight and give it exclusive styling. Sounds like that's not the plan though.

It would be bananas if the had the s55 in it though, hopefully not.
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