There’s a valiant effort among car journalists today trying to save the manual transmission. Despite offering a more fun and engaging experience, the manual transmission is going the way of the Dodo. More and more…
BMW’s admission that the manual transmission is dying has upset many BMW enthusiasts. The Bavarians can’t really justify selling manuals in many of their upcoming M cars, as there’s simply not enough of a demand…
We’ve recently learned that the BMW M2 may very well be the last BMW M Division product to have a manual transmission. The lack of customer demand and the increase in both performance and efficiency…
BMW M vice president Dirk Hacker told Autocar that market demand for driver-focused cars will ensure the manual remains an option. “The M2 is tracking at 40-50% above our expectation in terms of sales, with…
I just recently gave back a BMW M240i press loaner (review coming soon!) with a six-speed manual. Little did I know that it would be the last of its kind. As it turns out, BMW…
While the “Save the Manuals” movement is still going, it seems to be losing. Despite the few outliers like the Porsche 911 R and Cayman GT4, the movement seems to be losing. Every hot BMW…
If you currently want a BMW M car, you can still get a manual transmission in three of the cars in BMW M’s lineup: the BMW M2, M3 and M4. Aside from that, you’re looking…
BMW recently announced that the BMW M5 would be losing its manual transmission, along with its M6 counterpart. The six-speed manual option for the BMW M5, introduced solely for the North American market, just isn’t…
According to Car & Driver, BMW will phase out the manual transmission for the BMW M5 and M6 once production ends in late fall. BMW also plans to drop the option from the M6: “Demand…
When customers go looking to buy a car, there’s usually a certain set of criteria they’re looking for, a list of specific attributes that they want in a car. When BMW fans are looking for…
