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No, I haven't driven one, but Car magazine has. The SSG is now offered on European production non-M E46s, and I know many people have been clamoring for it to be offered over here. This may quell some of those longings...
"The SSG gearbox is a terrible thing to do to such a well balanced car, though. Like so many of its ilk, it's a toy, a gimmick. I loved it for a while and then would simply have preferred a straight-up autobox or the brilliant manual to exploit more of the chassis' divine balance. These gearboxes just aren't as natural as a manual or as comforting as a good auto with Steptronic-yet. They get so close and yet miss by so very much, even if they do have an auto option. Don't bother; the 330Ci delivers so much that it's a pity to castrate it with a below-par cog-shifter." Ford, Tom, Dinky Toys, Car, p. 154 (August 2002).
Ugh. I'll keep my third pedal, thanks.
"The SSG gearbox is a terrible thing to do to such a well balanced car, though. Like so many of its ilk, it's a toy, a gimmick. I loved it for a while and then would simply have preferred a straight-up autobox or the brilliant manual to exploit more of the chassis' divine balance. These gearboxes just aren't as natural as a manual or as comforting as a good auto with Steptronic-yet. They get so close and yet miss by so very much, even if they do have an auto option. Don't bother; the 330Ci delivers so much that it's a pity to castrate it with a below-par cog-shifter." Ford, Tom, Dinky Toys, Car, p. 154 (August 2002).
Ugh. I'll keep my third pedal, thanks.