B Busterboo Lifer Mar 6, 2025 #1 Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT?
B21 Lifer Scottish Borders Site Supporter Mar 6, 2025 #2 Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No
Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No
B Busterboo Lifer Mar 7, 2025 #3 B21 said: Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No Click to expand... Thank you.
B21 said: Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No Click to expand... Thank you.
M Marcoose Senior member San Francisco, CA Mar 7, 2025 #4 Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... Yes. The price was an extra 15 grand for the ordinary gearbox. You know, because BMW. You could also get an ordinary ragtop for an extra 10 grand.
Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... Yes. The price was an extra 15 grand for the ordinary gearbox. You know, because BMW. You could also get an ordinary ragtop for an extra 10 grand.
B21 Lifer Scottish Borders Site Supporter Mar 7, 2025 #5 Busterboo said: B21 said: Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No Click to expand... Thank you. Click to expand... The real reason being that that at the time the design decision was made ZF didn’t have an auto box strong enough to take the torque of the N54..once ZF did have those torque capable boxes DCTs were dropped throughout the BMW range
Busterboo said: B21 said: Busterboo said: Was the 35iS ever made with an 'ordinary' automatic gearbox, rather than the DCT? Click to expand... No Click to expand... Thank you. Click to expand... The real reason being that that at the time the design decision was made ZF didn’t have an auto box strong enough to take the torque of the N54..once ZF did have those torque capable boxes DCTs were dropped throughout the BMW range
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