04-13-2019, 10:54 PM | #45 |
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I was very surprised how good the ZF trans was when I purchased my X5M way back, now I'm thinking about picking up a F90 but the F80 keep calling me..
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04-15-2019, 03:05 PM | #46 |
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I'll have to drive the newer ZF trans cars. But my 2013 335i had the zf8 and it wasn't all that. The upshifts were quick. downshifts were slow. there was definitely a delay coming into a corner and asking for a downshift
my 2010 gtr and the 2011 m3 dct I drove had better gearboxes.
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04-16-2019, 09:01 AM | #47 | ||
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Unfortunately the future isn't bright for you unless you choose to build your own car (as a good friend of mine did this by creating a Dax Rush with a naturally aspirated 4.8l V8). It created an epically beautiful and insane car but the reality is it was just a toy. ZF gearboxes have brought sports car like gear changes to the masses and bulletproof reliability. Why should BMW change this? I understand why you'd prefer older classics for the raw experience, but focus on enjoying those rather than berating what is clearly really frigging good product in modern BMW's. I also suggest you jump into a Citroen Cactus automatic and then tell me how bad the ZF8 feels. I had to endure one for a whole week while my car was at the workshop getting some bodywork done. It was the most horrific driving week of my life!
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04-16-2019, 11:02 AM | #48 |
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I understand the desire for an immersive driving experience. But it seems to me that some get carried away with it.
When I learned to drive a stick, and when I drove one for many years, I had no tach and no idiot light telling me when to shift. I had to do it by sound and feel. And rev matching...what the heck was that (i.e., it didn't exist back then). So for a truly immersive experience, ditch the stick shift extras and go back to the true driving experience. |
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04-16-2019, 11:56 PM | #49 |
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I'm all for ZF if they provide this transmission for M cars like they do for Porsche.
We don't need torque converters that can barely rev over 7k.
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