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Automobile gets a 6-speed M5. Better, but not great.

When BMW opted to only make the M5 available with a seven-speed SMG gearbox, the hue and cry from U.S. purists was heard across the ocean. For 2007, BMW has finally decided to appease American customers by equipping the 500 HP uber-saloon with a six-speed manual, much to the apparent disgust of Gerhard Richter, the development chief of the M division. Automobile magazine got their hands on the manual version of the M5 and seem to have come away with the opinion that it's better, but still not as good as it should be. Aside from the fact that ... Read more →

Volvo, Ford will get their own DSG Damon Lavrinc

Whatever stance you take in the automatic versus manual debate, if you haven't done so already, go out and sample a VW or Audi product equipped with the DSG transmission. All the positives – ...

BMW M6 cabrio details and pricing Damon Lavrinc

Back in June, BMW released all the details about their new M6 convertible, except one – price. Well, the mystery has been solved and those of you who want to own one of the fastest production ...

Aston V8 Vantage gets flappy paddles Damon Lavrinc

According to AutoExpress' sources, Aston Martin will be debuting a six-speed, automated, manual gearbox for its V8 Vantage at the Paris Motor Show. The clutchless setup allows for quick up/down ...

M3 Specs released in the wild Damon Lavrinc

You're well acquainted with the speculation and rumors surrounding the upcoming release of the M3. Up until this point though, all we've had are blurry spy shots and chance encounters captured by ...

Spy Shots: BMW M6 convertible 3 years ago on Autoblog

BMW hasn't even declared plans to make it, and yet here it is, courtesy of the spy photographers at AutoWeek (click through to see the full car) -- the BMW M6 convertible, in all of its glory. We expect the drop-top to have all the goodies of its coupe sibling (sans the carbon fiber roof, of ...

Spotted! Tripedal BMW M6 3 years ago on Autoblog

Savvy folks celebrating at Bimmerfest spotted this quirky BMW M6 and halted for a moment, observing the odd amber corners, carbon fiber roof, and... what's that? A clutch pedal, lack of steering wheel shifters and a suspiciously shirt-covered shifter? To the untrained eye, the vehicle would ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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