NEWS: Fighting the Microprocessor

By Michael Banovsky
Photo courtesy BMW Canada

The SMG vs. 6 speed manual argument has been going on for a few years now, after BMW decided to offer the sequential manual on its E46 M3.

Well, the debate is by no means finished.

BMW has announced that because of high demand for a manual in the U.S. market, they are developing a 6-speed for the new M5 and M6 sports cars.

Previously, BMW said that the cars would be exclusively a 7-speed SMG – and if you didn’t like it – NBM (No-Beemer-for-Me).

If only they could offer the SMG's launch control with the new manual transmission…