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How does a BMW M5 E60 SMG IIItransmission work?

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I'm a little confused on how the m5 e60 transmission works. Is it where you need to be constantly shifting via paddle shifters or the gear selector but without a clutch? or is it like any other tiptronic where you can just slide it into manual mode from auto?

  • It should be like any other tiptronic transmission. Im not too familiar with BMW's style of that transmission, If its anything like VW's DSG gearbox, you should be able to select anything you want without a problem. Only issues that I have seen with that is if your sitting at a light, its good to put it in neutral... Read More
  • SMG is sequential manual gearbox. It is a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch. From the drivers seat, it is just like tiptronic, with paddleshift on the steering wheel. But this transmission performs a million times better than that. It is just about as fast as any human can shift; formula 1 cars... Read More

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Few mid-size luxury sedans can touch the BMW M5's performance, but the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG comes closest--and looks a bit more suave going about it, too. The newly minted Jaguar XF Supercharged is a few ticks slower, but it's far more handsome; a 500-horsepower XF-R is due in 2009. The Audi S6 has a massively powerful V-8, but it's still a step slower than the BMW.

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