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Originally Posted by glennQNYC
Considering the manual is a 6 speed, and the auto is an 8 speed a fair comparison would have to be one that both vehicles are sharing a near-identical gear ratio. I’m not sure that equals both in 2nd gear…
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No, as far as I know, gear ratios are totally different: they are shorter, of course, on the 8AT.
As a matter of fact, because of shorter gear ratios and quickness of steptronic, BMW claims 0"3 less in 0-62mph for the 8AT (for example, 5"1 vs 5"4 for 435i RWD and 4"9 vs 5"2 for AWD)