For the love of Pete, slushie ONLY for the F10 M5!!!?
#1
02-15-2011, 12:34 PM
For the love of Pete, slushie ONLY for the F10 M5!!!? Well, rumor has it that BMW couldn't make the DCT in the X5M and X6M work in the F10 M5.
So instead they are sticking that ZF 8 speed slushie in the new M5 and call it a day.
What happened to BMW M?
So instead they are sticking that ZF 8 speed slushie in the new M5 and call it a day.
What happened to BMW M?
Since spy shots first appeared last summer of the F10 BMW M5, it has been clear it will be the first M car available only with a fully automatic transmission, with manumatic controls of course. The spy shots were of the “planned leak” variety, allowing spy photographers to peek inside the next M5’s cabin. The transmission mated to the twin-turbo, gas direct-injection 4.4-liter V8 will be a ZF eight-speed automatic, with no manual or twin-clutch transmission offered.
The X5 M and X6 M come with automatics, of course, but we’re counting them as crossover/utility vehicles.
Word is that BMW tried to adapt the Getrag M Dual Clutch Transmission (M DCT) for the F10 M5. M is tipped to have tuned the car’s twin-turbo V-8 to more than 550 HP. Although the torque number remains unknown, it’s obviously too high for the M DCT. BMW M discovered that the transmission would have to be beefed up with bigger actuators, which would slow down the transmission’s response time. The only way it could have worked was with an extensive redo of the M DCT. So BMW’s M division chose to go with the eight-speed manumatic only.
The X5 M and X6 M come with automatics, of course, but we’re counting them as crossover/utility vehicles.
Word is that BMW tried to adapt the Getrag M Dual Clutch Transmission (M DCT) for the F10 M5. M is tipped to have tuned the car’s twin-turbo V-8 to more than 550 HP. Although the torque number remains unknown, it’s obviously too high for the M DCT. BMW M discovered that the transmission would have to be beefed up with bigger actuators, which would slow down the transmission’s response time. The only way it could have worked was with an extensive redo of the M DCT. So BMW’s M division chose to go with the eight-speed manumatic only.
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#5
02-15-2011, 12:57 PM
Looks like I WILL NOT be getting this as my DD. The new E63 AMG with the TTV8 will be the one for me, hopefully in an avant.
Too bad BMW. You could have had an enormous market share had they given this next car a proper transmission.
Too bad BMW. You could have had an enormous market share had they given this next car a proper transmission.
#6
02-15-2011, 01:10 PM
#8
02-15-2011, 01:11 PM
I wish and hope that it's a joke.
But it's the same excuse that Audi used for sticking an autotragic in their RS6 Avant. The big bad engine is too big and too bad for the cute little manual to handle.
But it's the same excuse that Audi used for sticking an autotragic in their RS6 Avant. The big bad engine is too big and too bad for the cute little manual to handle.
#9
02-15-2011, 01:12 PM
These are all internet rumors and hype. We'll probably start to hear more information directly from BMW as we approach the Shanghai Auto Show (Auto Shanghai April 21-28).
BMW has been testing the M5 with DCT for a long time. The shifter in the spy pic is the same one found in a new M3 with DCT.
I spoke to Dr. Segler in Detroit. The M5 will not disappoint. He said it will be two cars in one.
BMW has been testing the M5 with DCT for a long time. The shifter in the spy pic is the same one found in a new M3 with DCT.
I spoke to Dr. Segler in Detroit. The M5 will not disappoint. He said it will be two cars in one.
