BMW M3
BMW’s admission that the manual transmission is dying has upset many BMW enthusiasts. The Bavarians can’t really justify selling manuals in many of their upcoming M cars, as there’s simply not enough of a demand…
Nico DeMattia / November 27, 2017
BMW M2
We’ve recently learned that the BMW M2 may very well be the last BMW M Division product to have a manual transmission. The lack of customer demand and the increase in both performance and efficiency…
Nico DeMattia / October 20, 2017
BMW M2
BMW M vice president Dirk Hacker told Autocar that market demand for driver-focused cars will ensure the manual remains an option. “The M2 is tracking at 40-50% above our expectation in terms of sales, with…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 20, 2017
BMW Z4
Ever since word got out that BMW and Toyota could be working on a sports car together, the internet has been abuzz over the possibilities. Since then, we’ve learned that the sports car co-project between…
Nico DeMattia / August 10, 2017
2 Series
BMW 2 Series to lose manual transmission in North America
by Nico DeMattia / Date: June 29, 2017
BMW M3
While the “Save the Manuals” movement is still going, it seems to be losing. Despite the few outliers like the Porsche 911 R and Cayman GT4, the movement seems to be losing. Every hot BMW…
Nico DeMattia / April 24, 2017
Interesting
If you currently want a BMW M car, you can still get a manual transmission in three of the cars in BMW M’s lineup: the BMW M2, M3 and M4. Aside from that, you’re looking…
Nico DeMattia / April 21, 2017
BMW M5
BMW recently announced that the BMW M5 would be losing its manual transmission, along with its M6 counterpart. The six-speed manual option for the BMW M5, introduced solely for the North American market, just isn’t…
Nico DeMattia / April 6, 2016
BMW M5
According to Car & Driver, BMW will phase out the manual transmission for the BMW M5 and M6 once production ends in late fall. BMW also plans to drop the option from the M6: “Demand…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 5, 2016
Interesting
When customers go looking to buy a car, there’s usually a certain set of criteria they’re looking for, a list of specific attributes that they want in a car. When BMW fans are looking for…
Nico DeMattia / February 3, 2016
Interesting
Go to any local car show, whether it just be a meeting of like-minded enthusiasts or something bigger like Cars and Coffee, and you’re bound to see at least one automatic car there. Said automatic…
Nico DeMattia / November 30, 2015