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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32
I'm very curious to try out this new ZF 8-speed automatic. When Lexus came out with it, it was criticised for having too many gears and being unable to make up its mind. Hopefully ZF and BMW can get it right. A decrease in fuel consumption is always important and it should also allow the engineers to make the gear ratios closer to each other, so ripping up mountain passes should be even more driving joy.
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AZN, I fully agree. I am sure that BMW has tuned it nicely to fit their cars. The only issue i had with my current 535d was the gearbox. It changed from 1 to 2 too slowly. Now with the new 8 speed, the 0-60 times appear faster, so they have adressed the issue. I also read that the 8 speed gearbox almost matches the speeds of the dual clutch gearbox system - and thats quite an achievement.
If the speed is that high then switching more frequently between gears is not disturbing. Loads of fun too with the steer paddles.