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Originally Posted by Just_me  I heard SMG is for M3 but will be replaced with DSG (or whatever they call it) when the product is finished.
Is it really a good thing to get rid of SMG when they sorted out the bugproblems with the DSG. Isnt this going to upset m3 owners and people thinking of buying a M3 might wait for the DSg instead. What if DSg is replacing SMG after only 6 months. Its better if they only offer M3 with manual while waiting for DSG: |
SMG technology is still much more racing oriented - shifting as fast as DSG yet having much better response time. DSG response time is awful in hard braking-accelerating-braking-accelerating case - when compared directly to SMG. But DSG has some significant advantages: much lower torque loss, being more economical, shifting is much smoother. BMW engineers are working in two ways: making existing SMG III gearbox a bit more smoother & economical, while DSG needs much quicker response times to match BMW M standards of driving dynamics. Tweaking is in progress on both transmission types. I hope hard work will bring some excellent results quite soon.