Manual M40i Live on BMW Configurator

[Scubaregs]

No, but you get a lot more power.

You are famous for not wanting 'power', though, which is why you didn't want an M40i G29. Your words mate!

Because......... In order to afford an M2, I would have to sell the S1000r, which is my power fix.

[Scubaregs]

Tbh, for a few grand more I'd be going for an M2 over a manual Z4.

Bit of a different demographic...
M2.....20-something software designers (or plumbers) with baseball caps
Z4.....60-something retirees with flat caps

I can neither plumb, except the depths of this forum, nor do I wear a flat cap.

[Nanu]

Tbh, for a few grand more I'd be going for an M2 over a manual Z4.

Bit of a different demographic...
M2.....20-something software designers (or plumbers) with baseball caps
Z4.....60-something retirees with flat caps

Two out of three as from tomorrow. I don't own a flat cap

[sars]

They ain’t been built yet so how do you know…?

I suspect a large and successful operation like BMW may have done some research. I may be wrong but I doubt it

If there’s no demand why bother offering a manual at all then, why invest any money at all in it…? All that sticking to one colour does is limit your audience….id have thought that’s the opposite of what they want no…? I simply don’t get the rationale of let’s put a manual box in but limit colours. Car manufacturers paint in batches of one colour, it makes no difference if the car is auto or manual, a big part of the wait for a new car you order is waiting until they get enough cars ordered to paint a batch in one colour, a car is built from a sheet of rolled steel into the drive away finished vehicle in 24hrs, except waiting for paint, so put a manual box in, get more orders in, paint them more quickly…happy customers…..you’d assume…

Though it is not BMW.GmbH that is preventing you having a SFR manual, just BMW UK

[Pondrew]

I can neither plumb, except the depths of this forum, nor do I wear a flat cap.

You can plumb the depths of the oceana, though, hence your username!

[Pondrew]

Though it is not BMW.GmbH that is preventing you having a SFR manual, just BMW UK

If it is BMW UK holding back the options, they obviously either don't expect, or want, to sell ANY.
Could be they are 'in league' with our Gov and getting kickbacks for every expensive EV pile-o-shite they can flog?

[crz4]

https://youtu.be/ZEgFGqOqc38?si=wEyQ11vsDsWrT177

[Nanu]

Colour and interior looks great

Perfect in an auto