Nothing is 100% guaranteed until we have official specs, sure.
My understanding in the case with the GT3 is that prevailing belief (perhaps even word from Porsche) was always that they were testing both in order to determine which one (and only one) would make production.
For BMW, although there has even been comments from officials that they put the MT in the M5 only as a nod to pressure from the US market, they are absolutely still committed to manual transmissions for the current generation of vehicles at least.
We will see what happens when the G generation of cars hits in a few years time, starting with the new 5 (7 hasn't had a manual for quite some time now). We probably won't lose the MT from every single model in one generation, but in all liklihood it will start with the 5 first when it does start. Already the 550 has been hit, in fact. Smaller M cars will probably be the last to be effected - M4, M3, M2.
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Originally Posted by rave426
I really hope its false, but the pictures in the OP can't prove it.
If you recall, there was also a prototype GT3 with a MT. There were pics and videos as well.
I really hope there is a MT though  |