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Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup
Still dont understand why this BMW has an auto tranny and not their DCT. WTF!
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When I talk w Tada-san, he said there were several reasons. Major one is the weight. DCT is great fast shifting AT trans... but that comes w the weight he didn't want. He also said front and rear weight ratio was important factor comparing DCT vs AT. Yes, trans sit almost to the center, but it's still front part of the car. Having inline 6 is already heavy pushing the weight more towards the front wasn't ideal (this is the clear seen the front and rear weight ratio in i6 vs i4 Supra).
Of course, there are other reasoning... but too long and complicated to write all of em. Plus, it was back in April when I talk about those kind of things, so I don't fully remember all other reasons. lol