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Originally Posted by Skibum
Funny, my local dealer refers to my car as "The Unicorn". Yet 1 out of 5 F10 550i's I see around here have a stick (and I'm not talking about M5s), so I'm not sure I entirely agree with the notion that 5-series buyers don't want manuals. They do have to perform all their crash tests on models with a different transmission to see how the drivetrain behaves, so the added cost of that alone might be what deters the bean counters from offering manuals for sale here. Surely they would sell every manual offered. An enthusiast oriented management team (as opposed to the current batch of total dweebs in NJ) would offer the G30 and G31 with 3 pedal petrol and diesel versions.
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FYI, it's not the crash testing that hinders powertrain adoption, it's the actual powertrain certification itself. Each powertrain must be certified to meet emission standards, and that's what costs.
Especially if you cheat...