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主页 新闻 所有资讯 Our Pursuit Of Power Is Killing The Manual Transmission, Says Boss Of BMW M Our Pursuit Of Power Is Killing The Manual Transmission, Says Boss Of BMW M 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 07日, 2015 07:14 PM Power corrupts. And that seems to be slowly encroaching on the arms race for out and out power, and the rewarding finesse that’s only attainable through a manual gearbox. The way it's looking, BMW's future M cars could go auto-only, and we might be partly to blame. At least that, in part, is what Frank van Meel, head of BMW’s M division, had to say on the matter. There are several factors that are contributing to the decline of the manual, according to a report on Autocar. A decline that might lead to it's eventual death. Van Meel told motoring magazine, “From a technical standpoint, the future doesn’t look bright for manual gearboxes. The DCT and auto ’boxes are faster and they have better fuel consumption.”Paddle shifters instead of a gear knob. New standard?Slumping sales figure in comparison to the BMW’s own DCT dual-clutch and automatic gearboxes are also heading the argument against a manual option. It is particularly true for other manufacturers that cater to larger volumes as it makes more financial sense to offer just one transmission type - an automatic - rather than making room in their costs for a manual."It’s difficult to say if we’ll stick to the manual, but we still have a big fan community for manuals and we are not going to take away something the customer wants to have,” van Meel continued.Endangered species: A clutch and a centre-mounted shifter.There are also technical constraints that factor into the reliability tolerances of a manual transmission. More power and torque leads to a higher chance of a gearbox failure within a shorter timeframe.Van Meel also spoke of an internal power cap within the engineers at BMW M to roughly 600hp: “For now, 600bhp is the most you can get in an M car,” he revealed to Autocar. “We’re at the limit. If you go on adding more horsepower and torque, it’d probably be over the limits,” Whether the cap only applies to what their own manual gearboxes can tolerate or includes their automatic offerings as well is up for speculation. Built to celebrate the M5’s 30th anniversary, the 30 Jahre M5 (above) had a power output of exactly 600hp (coincidence?), which is a 40hp and 22Nm jump over the standard car. BMW produced just 29 examples of the car for purchase.With that cap in place, however unofficially, BMW will reportedly leverage the lightweight composite technology it had developed for cars like the i3 and i8, trickling down those innovations to its next generation of M vehicles. The future generations of the BMW M3 and M4 do have some room to grow as, currently, their 3.0-litre straight-six engines produce 425hp. Perhaps, in addition to the lighter materials, BMW could alternatively add power by offering an electric motor set-up to provide direct drive the wheels, circumventing the transmission altogether, and possibly even creating an all-wheel drive M car. We'll just have to wait and see. ✕ 使用 WhatsApp 联系 我们依据 PDPA 保护您的个人信息。 我同意 Carlist.my 的使用条款和隐私政策 我同意接收来自 Carlist.my 及其汽车销售商、业务附属机构和合作伙伴的个性化通信。 查看最佳汽车优惠! Prev Next 特价 - 马上拨电! 天 小时 平均市场价格 为什么没有价格? 有时经销商希望您以最优惠的价格联系。 I 为什么没有价格? 有时经销商希望您以最优惠的价格联系。 相关标签 2015 BMW 5-Series Automatic BMW M BMW M5 DCT Dual-Clutch Manual Munich Transmission 打印 Jim Kem Content Producer There's just something about cars. It's a conveyance, it's a liability, it's a tool; but it can also be a source of joy, pride, inspiration and passion. It's much like clothes versus fashion. And like the latter, the pursuit of perfection never ends. 相关文章 Why did Proton Kill Off The Manual Variants Of The Persona and Iriz? 汽车专题 Adam Aubrey | September 02日, 2021 With the launch of the recent 2022 Proton Iriz and Persona MC2, you might have noticed that there are no manual transmissions on offer anymore from ... BMW Touts Fuel Cell Tech In Hydrogen-Powered i8 And 5-Series GT 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 06日, 2015 BMW, along with the 2-Series Active Tourer Plug-in Hybrid concept that we reported on earlier, has brought forward a special i8 and 5-Series GT to ... Veloster N Is First To Get Hyundai’s 8-Speed Dual-Clutch For 2021 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 31日, 2020 Few automakers would have gone through the trouble of making a new gearbox for their hot hatch, but Hyundai just did.Hyundai’s N high performance ... BMW’s 10-Millionth 3-Series Sedan Rolls Off The Production Line 所有资讯 Jim Kem | September 10日, 2015 At the Munich plant of the BMW Group, something extraordinary has taken place. This 10-millionth unit is a milestone not many cars reach and cements ... 留言
Our Pursuit Of Power Is Killing The Manual Transmission, Says Boss Of BMW M 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 07日, 2015 07:14 PM Power corrupts. And that seems to be slowly encroaching on the arms race for out and out power, and the rewarding finesse that’s only attainable through a manual gearbox. The way it's looking, BMW's future M cars could go auto-only, and we might be partly to blame. At least that, in part, is what Frank van Meel, head of BMW’s M division, had to say on the matter. There are several factors that are contributing to the decline of the manual, according to a report on Autocar. A decline that might lead to it's eventual death. Van Meel told motoring magazine, “From a technical standpoint, the future doesn’t look bright for manual gearboxes. The DCT and auto ’boxes are faster and they have better fuel consumption.”Paddle shifters instead of a gear knob. New standard?Slumping sales figure in comparison to the BMW’s own DCT dual-clutch and automatic gearboxes are also heading the argument against a manual option. It is particularly true for other manufacturers that cater to larger volumes as it makes more financial sense to offer just one transmission type - an automatic - rather than making room in their costs for a manual."It’s difficult to say if we’ll stick to the manual, but we still have a big fan community for manuals and we are not going to take away something the customer wants to have,” van Meel continued.Endangered species: A clutch and a centre-mounted shifter.There are also technical constraints that factor into the reliability tolerances of a manual transmission. More power and torque leads to a higher chance of a gearbox failure within a shorter timeframe.Van Meel also spoke of an internal power cap within the engineers at BMW M to roughly 600hp: “For now, 600bhp is the most you can get in an M car,” he revealed to Autocar. “We’re at the limit. If you go on adding more horsepower and torque, it’d probably be over the limits,” Whether the cap only applies to what their own manual gearboxes can tolerate or includes their automatic offerings as well is up for speculation. Built to celebrate the M5’s 30th anniversary, the 30 Jahre M5 (above) had a power output of exactly 600hp (coincidence?), which is a 40hp and 22Nm jump over the standard car. BMW produced just 29 examples of the car for purchase.With that cap in place, however unofficially, BMW will reportedly leverage the lightweight composite technology it had developed for cars like the i3 and i8, trickling down those innovations to its next generation of M vehicles. The future generations of the BMW M3 and M4 do have some room to grow as, currently, their 3.0-litre straight-six engines produce 425hp. Perhaps, in addition to the lighter materials, BMW could alternatively add power by offering an electric motor set-up to provide direct drive the wheels, circumventing the transmission altogether, and possibly even creating an all-wheel drive M car. We'll just have to wait and see. ✕ 使用 WhatsApp 联系 我们依据 PDPA 保护您的个人信息。 我同意 Carlist.my 的使用条款和隐私政策 我同意接收来自 Carlist.my 及其汽车销售商、业务附属机构和合作伙伴的个性化通信。 查看最佳汽车优惠! Prev Next 特价 - 马上拨电! 天 小时 平均市场价格 为什么没有价格? 有时经销商希望您以最优惠的价格联系。 I 为什么没有价格? 有时经销商希望您以最优惠的价格联系。 相关标签 2015 BMW 5-Series Automatic BMW M BMW M5 DCT Dual-Clutch Manual Munich Transmission
Why did Proton Kill Off The Manual Variants Of The Persona and Iriz? 汽车专题 Adam Aubrey | September 02日, 2021 With the launch of the recent 2022 Proton Iriz and Persona MC2, you might have noticed that there are no manual transmissions on offer anymore from ...
BMW Touts Fuel Cell Tech In Hydrogen-Powered i8 And 5-Series GT 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 06日, 2015 BMW, along with the 2-Series Active Tourer Plug-in Hybrid concept that we reported on earlier, has brought forward a special i8 and 5-Series GT to ...
Veloster N Is First To Get Hyundai’s 8-Speed Dual-Clutch For 2021 所有资讯 Jim Kem | July 31日, 2020 Few automakers would have gone through the trouble of making a new gearbox for their hot hatch, but Hyundai just did.Hyundai’s N high performance ...
BMW’s 10-Millionth 3-Series Sedan Rolls Off The Production Line 所有资讯 Jim Kem | September 10日, 2015 At the Munich plant of the BMW Group, something extraordinary has taken place. This 10-millionth unit is a milestone not many cars reach and cements ...