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Originally Posted by BMW-NC
I grew up in Germany, drove stick shifts all my life, recently a few auto's, but I would take a DCT over a 6-Speed without a second of hesitation. To all DCT haters: Drive it, then judge it!
And btw: 6-speeds are getting less and less because they cannot keep up with the tourque and use more fuel in EPA cycles to my information.
Another note: the 335is is confirmed and coming in March.
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+1 After driving stickshifts all my life, I completely love the DCT. Already had a Audi with it for one year, after which I drove the Z4M coupe for 2 years with stickshift. I am so happy now to have DCT again in the 335i!
You are correct regarding the fuel consumption, because of the 7th gear, it drops the emission norm. The future is unclear though. BMW developed a fantastic 8 gear automatic which was said to be the successor of the DCT as well. Recent articles however showed that DCT will stay, but only in M-cars... the future will tell