Who got excited enough to consider moving from 1M to M4/M3?

[JasonCSU]

Originally Posted by b33g33

What if BMW (or another manufacturer) figures out a way to build a faux-manual shifter mated to a dual-clutch system?

I'm talking about something that completely mimics the feel of a manual, gated shifter but has absolutely no mechanical linkage to the actual transmission (think similar to some of the more sophisticated driving simulators).

Blasphemy! I know. But I'm afraid that is probably the best we can expect after the next generation of M cars (F80/90). Most likely, this won't happen. But then again, BMW did choose to pump fake engine noises into the M5 to pacify the 'purists'

Saab offered something along those lines with their Sensonic transmission.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_900#Sensonic

Check out the Top Gear special episode, "Worst Car in the World" to see why this transmission wasn't favored.