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Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel
Simple solution is to just buy the manual.
The ZF 8HP probably gives the best compromise in performance and cost to be able to make the G87 happen at all. The difference in real performance could potentially be zero. Proponents of the DCT seem to only be able to offer that there is less shift lag and how quick the shifts feel. Whether or not that actually makes a difference is performance is debatable. BMW still has to make compromises in feel to make cars affordable. They can't quite charge Porsche prices. Anyway, IMO, an automatic is an automatic.
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The DCT has a lot more character, but there's probably not much market for that. Most people who care about character buy the MT. A lot of people who drive an auto want it to be simple and smooth. To DCT is weird, rolls back in hills, clunky, and noisy, you can burn the clutches, but I love it for it's quirks and mechanical feel while shifting super fast and not losing boost on upshifts. The perfect throttle blips don't hurt, but that's probably going to be the same on the zf8 and mt going forward.