[in_d_haus]

One of our dealers FINALLY got an SMG equipped car in.....shees, 'bout time!

Gotta go down and check it out!

 

[evilfactoryowne]

One of our dealers FINALLY got an SMG equipped car in.....shees, 'bout time!

Gotta go down and check it out!

and theyre letting people drive it?

 

[in_d_haus]

Oh I doubt it, most likely a car for a customer.
We'll see when I get down there tomorrow.

It's the first one I've heard of at one of our 3 dealers.

 

[gray330]

pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is an SMG car? :dunno:

 

[Imola Ed]

pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is an SMG car? :dunno:

Sequential M Gearbox. A new transmission which allows you to shift via paddles on the steering wheel. It's a real 6-speed Getrag gearbox, but a computer controls the clutch. You just tell it when to shift. You can also shift via the shift knob. It's an option on M3s and has been shipping since late last year.

 

[cenotaph]

Sequential M Gearbox.

I'm almost certain that this has been changed to sequential manual gearbox. I'm not sure if that's good or bad though.

 

[Imola Ed]

I'm almost certain that this has been changed to sequential manual gearbox. I'm not sure if that's good or bad though.

Indeed, it is "Sequential Manual Gearbox" according to the BMW wesbite.