yes, both the E36 M3/4 and the E46 M3 are available with automatic transmissions.
E46 M3 is notatyclb said:yes, both the E36 M3/4 and the E46 M3 are available with automatic transmissions.
SMG IS NOT AN AUTOMATICJPinTO said:
The E46 automatic is called "SMG".![]()
That doesn't make it an automaticatyclb said:
Someone who does not know how to drive a stick will have NO problems driving an E46 M3 with SMGII. Nothing to learn, no damage to the internals.
I think that's probably what he needed to know.
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manual w/o clutch pedal that isnate328Ci said:
SMG IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC![]()
I'll take that :thumb:Alex Baumann said:
manual w/o clutch pedal that is![]()
But Nate, that is only when you are in S6 mode!nate328Ci said:
That doesn't make it an automatic
Automatics are not manuals with computer controlled clutches, they don't shift in 0.08 seconds on driver demand or blip the throttle when decelerating :thumb:
SMG has 2 modes: Austomatic (A) and Sequential (S). In either mode, their is no clutch pedal. If you have never driven a stick before, you will still be able to drive and SMG-equipped M3 with no troubles.JoN6758 said:so does it come in automatic...or is that smg thing the same as automatic?
It will blip the trottle in any mode...atyclb said:
But Nate, that is only when you are in S6 mode!
When you are in A mode, the car does EVERYTHING for you....
AUTOMATICALLY!!!!
If you can call it an automatic because it has A mode, why can't it be called a Manual because it has a manual mode?atyclb said:So explain what 'A' mode stands for
(Nate--you know that I know all there is to know about SMG II. Why so sensitive about it?)