Thread: 6mt vs 8 auto
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      12-21-2012, 03:41 AM   #22
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Drives: BMW 125d
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I've got the 6MT in my 125d and to be honest, its not great. 1st to 2nd when cold is very resistant, and even when warm its not great. Its also not easy to modulate engine speed/revs during this change and it took me quite a few miles to drive around the 'lurch'.

I've found I can minimise the problem by stretching 1st to about 3500 revs and then riding the clutch for a fraction of a second on the change up.

I haven't driven the 8-speed auto, but I suspect it makes a huge contribution to the journalistic reviews comments about 'virtually no lag'. My manual has plenty but I quite like the sensation of boost building rapidly so I don't mind it.
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