BMW sticks to its guns for future gearboxes | Auto Express
Ok, so maybe I'm paraphrasing...
But they did technically say it lol
Ok, so maybe I'm paraphrasing...
Frolich also confirmed that for the foreseeable future, the manual transmission is safe at BMW, both in M Division cars and regular non-performance models. “Of course, with a manual you are slower, but it is more emotional; it now says ‘I am a serious driver, I am a connoisseur’. So, we will continue [to offer a manual] even if only ten per cent of customers want it. That is why we offer a manual M5 sedan in North America. It is stupid – the development costs are huge – but we will keep doing it as long as the customer wants it.”
But they did technically say it lol