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Originally Posted by Alext
There is no way I can upshift as fast as a DCT let alone a step. Downshifts too. Plus the DCT doesnt lose boost/power in between shifts as much as a manual as many logs show. This is why I think BMW's performance figures 0-60 etc are conservative for the DCT 35i vs the manual.
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Since there is no possibility for driver error with DCT/Launch Control, and since BMW most likely compares the best Manual time (which may only occur once every 5 runs, due to driver error) to the best DCT time (which occurs on every run), it would seem to make sense that 4 out of 5 runs, the DCT would outrun the Manual to 60 mph by a greater margin than the published BMW figures.
4 out of 5 is just a good guess. Could be more or less.
Disclaimer - This does not mean I think that the e89 manual is any less of a car than the e89 DCT. It is just simply not as fast to 60 than the DCT, which we all already knew anyway.