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      10-21-2011, 01:52 AM   #78
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Originally Posted by uhn2000 View Post
Happy about the fact that they are giving us options - they are releasing it properly this time from the beginning. This car is destined to be a huge winner for BMW. I wonder how this new engine will respond to the MT. I will always be a manual driver but after owning the 135i I found that 6MT turbo charged engines are really hard to control and blip/downshift properly. Can't wait to hear reviews.
The F10 550i 6MT has some sort of rev matching technology which "blips" the throttle for you. I couldn't imagine M leaving this out in building their flagship.
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