BMW is pissing me off!!

[NarEkoO]

they got one of the craziest engines out there to be in one of the craziest cars out there...but they give it the xxxxTIEST TRANSMITION!

xxxx YOU SMG!!

[NarEkoO]

oh and ladies, SMG = Semi-Manual Gearbox.

[Harut82]

that is why you buy the FMG (fully manual gearbox)


I hear they are replacing the smg with csg (central shift gearbox) which is supposed to be more like audi's DSG (direct shift gearshiftbox)

[NarEkoO]

that is why you buy the FMG (fully manual gearbox)


I hear they are replacing the smg with csg (central shift gearbox) which is supposed to be more like audi's DSG (direct shift gearshiftbox)

you cant get the new M5 in FMG

[Harut82]

So waht ?

[NarEkoO]

So waht ?

it comes in this confusing xxxx which is xxxx.

[Harut82]

i dont think the problem is that it is confusing its the bumpyness of the shifts

[angelik22]

okie so smg--> meaning? i get it that it means semi manual gearbox- but does that mean that u can use both manual and automatic on this or what?... just corious- cause im not familiar with the terminology~
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[Harut82]

The Sequential Manual Gearbox, aka Sequential M Gearbox ( since, for now, the only US BMW to have SMG-II is the E46 M3 ). It's not an automatic, and its not a manual. It's a sort of mix between the two. There's no torque convertor ( like a manual ), yet the driver can opt to have the onboard computers change gears for him ( like an automatic ). Oh, and there's no need for a clutch -- SMG-II does it all itself via hydraulics.
OK. So picture a manual, but without a clutch pedal. Instead of the conventional H-pattern, SMG-II gives drivers something different. Drivers can still opt to row their own gears ( hitting the rev limiter just like a normal manual ), but changing gears happens in the blink of an eye by pulling back or forward on the "shifter". 80milliseconds. No human could possibly change that fast. Oh, and if you have to downshift, you'll even get a little throttle blip as SMG-II matches revs. Heel-toe driving gone, perfect shifts every time.

this gives a good explenation

[Harut82]

How many of you guys use Heel-toe. I started practicing about 6 months ago and I'm starting to get pretty good at it, but I could use some more practice. When I first started it felst so systematic. Now I don't think about it, it just happens.