Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Patent application shows BMW working on seven-speed manual

Patent application shows BMW working on seven-speed manual

BMW has invited itself to a party that Porsche started. Someone trolling through patent filings found drawings submitted by BMW for two slightly different takes on a seven-speed manual transmission. The first take is a more conventional setup that provides an honest clutch pedal. The second variant uses a shift-by-wire system to swap gears through an electromechanical actuator.

Autoblog, Patent application shows BMW working on seven-speed manual

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