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Originally Posted by AlpineWhite_SJ
Thats doing apples to apples settings in apples and oranges cars and may not be an ideal way to compare the two. For engine breaking, your comparing an 8 speed to a 7 speed that are geared differently. In the ZF you may want to downshift two gears, which is fairly instantaneous since it doesn’t have to go sequentially like the dct, to get the same RPM range and engine breaking.
I’d play around a bit more with he settings (drivelogic 3) and gear choices to get a better feel for it before making a final determination. I would also hope that BMW tunes the settings to the G8x platform specifically based on the platform and whether it is awd like the X3M and M5 or rwd.
If not, welcome back to the MT camp?  |
FYI, DCT does not need to go "sequentially through gears". It can skip gears just like a standard MT can.
I test drove an M5C, while the the ZF 8AT is closing the gap significantly with a DCT performance whise, the drivetrain still feels more sluggish and less sharp and responsive.