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Originally Posted by TotalPower
BMW also put automatic transmission in the 335d for the same reason.
I think it has to do with the CDV burning out a clutch too fast on an manual car. All you'd need is a heavy duty clutch and pressure plate IF you needed it on a car w/o the CDVPOS.
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I believe my Z4M (max torque 365 Nm) has a CDV and a manual transmission!
I think that's a much lower peak torque level than the 35iS, but that begs the question - how come the Z4M is almost as quick to 60 (4.9 secs), despite that disadvantage? Its lower weight?