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Originally Posted by Good 4 2 reasons
The manual shifter feel complaints from automotive press always amuse me. In order to have a better connected shifter, it requires removing materials designed to reduce NVH. People are right that the manual shifter in older cars was better. The NVH was also significantly worse. NVH would be the first complaint from the automotive press if a 70k luxury car had a more connected feeling manual transmission. In fact, I would argue that car does exist, the base 718 Cayman. Unless you are an enthusiast, most people would complain about the NVH riding in a 718 Cayman. BMW is trying to strike a balance between performance car and touring car. Would I sacrifice some NVH for a more connected manual gearbox, yes, but us forum members are in the minority of BMW customers.
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That is a great point. Every review talks about the “analog” sports car experience. The NVH is there to make you feel more connected with your car…. A true visceral, old school experience. However, I personally would not enjoy having that type of car to commute in or drive on a daily basis. Not to mention it is difficult to be able to exploit that cars potential without going to jail on public roads. I don’t have a bank account large enough to track and write off a $400k car, and with the way people drive on public streets I don’t want to drive anything too expensive. Hence, BMW makes a very well rounded performance car and I am happy for that.