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Originally Posted by NightWriter
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Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp
What do they mean no technical reason? There is a blatantly obvious technical reason for MT availability and it's that people buy them! There was a time when I believe BMW thought that the manual transmission was going to be phased out. However, as other manufacturers stopped making them, those people who like MT cars started gravitating to the few brands that still offer them thus increasing demand for MT cars.
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By "technical," he means "performance." i.e. They're slower to shift and can't offer as many gears (lower fuel economy). |
You are correct. My wording was imprecise. I should have said "Despite the technical deficits of the MT, BMW is keeping it because people buy them." Reality is that companies make what people buy and this decision by BMW just validates that point.