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by baljemmett » Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:24 pm
The only manual offering I can find in various regional configurators at the moment is on the 20i in Germany, and that's not new - although it has been updated with the new colours and suchlike so it's not just lagging behind. Could be that the six-speed will be rolling out to other markets soon but it'd be a bit peculiar not to have done it along with the other updates; everybody bar the US looks to have the new colours and packages on the configurator already.
It's a bit of a shame that we still don't get some options in the UK that others do - for instance, the black leather/Alcantara combo with blue contrast stitching looks quite nice but doesn't seem to be offered here, and Frozen Grey is M40i-exclusive here but available across the range in some markets. Dropping the 30i here but keeping it elsewhere also seems like a weird choice but I guess they must have their reasons!
I wasn't planning on changing anyway - like others, mine is too new (8 months!) and I'm very happy with it - but was interested to see what would be available in two or three years when I start getting the "would you like to trade up?" phone calls. The cosmetic tweaks are all pleasant enough but it's a shame the changes to option packages and models/trim levels mean a fair jump in spec just to stand still, and a massive one to upgrade at all.