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Future BMW M Cars May Not Have Manuals

By Aaron Cole on July 6, 2015

New BMW M boss Frank van Meel says buyers may still have a choice between two transmissions, just between two types of automatics.

Talking to Autocar, van Meel said: “From a technical standpoint, the future doesn’t look bright for manual gearboxes.”

So goes another nail into the coffin.

Posted in Enthusiasm, Europe, Germany, News Blog, Product Planning
Tagged as automatic transmission, BMW, Frank van Meel, M3, m4, Manual Transmission, save the manual

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