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Originally Posted by cosioboy
I would have thought this figure is available to folks within the BMW organization and/or dealers, some of which are on this board, hence why I was hoping people like member bmw1986 can chime in.
It can very well be a result of under-demand. I really do think that BMW scored an own-goal not because they released the 6-spd manual, but because of the entire DSC-on issue. And the top US magazines were quick to pick that up, including Automobile Magazine and Car and Driver. If I an not mistaken, both were harsh in their write-up of the of the E60 6-speed M5 versus the E63AMG and S6. And when the car is over 0.3sec slower than its SMG counterpart, readers and buyers will frawn. In fact I think the 0-60 time on the E60 M5 6-speed was at best equal to that of the E39 M5 (4.9 secs). I think that was a big turnoff for the vast majority of crowds.
And knowing BMW wents to the parts bin of the 545/550 for sourcing of critical tranny/clutch/diff parts was another thumbs down...
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Please dont take this the wrong way: Your facts are way off. The E60 M5 is MUCH faster than an E39. I dont care if its 0-60, 0-100, 0-150. I know because I have both. If you believe the mags and what you read, find an E39 owner in my area and I will race it against my E60 6MT with video. Let me know.