135i DCT box sames as that in the new M5??

[daveknott5]

Chaps, anyone knowledgable know if the 135i DCT uses the same box as the new M5??

[aeropilot]

daveknott5 said:

Chaps, anyone knowledgable know if the 135i DCT uses the same box as the new M5??

As mentioned above, no, they are not the same.

Monster torque output of the new twin-turbo V8 M5 required a stronger DCT unit to the one that's fitted in the 135i/335i.

It wasn't that long ago, that it was claimed that it would have the 8-sp ZF auto only, as BMW couldn't get the M-DCT to cope with the torque.....??

I guess that has been resolved...??

Edited by aeropilot on Tuesday 4th October 23:22