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Originally Posted by Tcoat
That doesn't mean that they spearheaded anything simply that they were sending them. The efforts of a 2% segment of the American car buyers that lobby for MT does not influence world wide MT sales.
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I'm not implying that they do. But I'm saying it's a bigger impact than they're given credit for.
More M5 stuff:
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The E60 M5 was introduced in 2005, with an uneven firing V10 engine and 7 speed sequential manual gearbox linking the car with the BMW Sauber Formula One program.[26] The E60 M5 was the world's first production sedan to feature a V10 petrol engine. A 7 speed sequential manual gearbox (SMG III) was available, and a six-speed manual transmission gearbox was available for the US only. As with some of its predecessors, the E60 variant of the M5 was both the quickest and fastest 4-door sedan in the world at the time of its releas
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Again, the US enthusiasts complained about it enough to make it happen. Though sadly I've heard in this case it was a halfassed mating of gearbox and engine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M5
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