Auto/smg
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Wouldn't full auto be faster, than any human? I still don't get it, why bother with SMG. Seems to me that if you are going to the trouble of "shifting" just get the manual. Just my .02 My 2004 manual transmission bimmer is in the shop and my loaner is a z4 with steptonic. Not bad, my wife likes it. But I still prefer my car.
Dude, do some reading on SMG, it does not have torgue converter like automatic so there is direct connection between engine and the wheels, it is basically like manual transmission with clutch but it changes gears for you so you don't have to press the cluch pedal and select next gear - all you have to do is to press a button and it will shift it for you in 80ms, or you can put it in fully automatic mode and it will shift gears just like regular autimatic transmission. SMG derived from transmissions used in Formula 1.
bmw555 do some reading son.
he asked between full auto and steptronic. and yeah, full auto will probably be faster 0-60 because if you consider in steptronic you tap it, and then what seems like a full half second later it shifts it becomes hard to time the proper upshift. SMG is an entirely different torque converter free world
he asked between full auto and steptronic. and yeah, full auto will probably be faster 0-60 because if you consider in steptronic you tap it, and then what seems like a full half second later it shifts it becomes hard to time the proper upshift. SMG is an entirely different torque converter free world
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what is faster, this internal question everybody wants to know... auto.... steptronic... read-my-mind-tronic... auto-tronic-super-duper-smg... get it with manual, damn it!
lol, I heard it too 
big cars actually more suitable with automatic transmission but 3 series with auto and manual are basically 2 different cars, it is so much livelier with manual. When I test-drove 330 with automatic I was disappointed - it didn't feel any special to me, but then I test-drove 325ic with manual and I fell in love. Auto takes all the fun away.
big cars actually more suitable with automatic transmission but 3 series with auto and manual are basically 2 different cars, it is so much livelier with manual. When I test-drove 330 with automatic I was disappointed - it didn't feel any special to me, but then I test-drove 325ic with manual and I fell in love. Auto takes all the fun away.