F55/F56 Transmission choices in the F56
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Transmission choices in the F56
So my R56 is down and out and despite test driving every blessed thing that I think compares with the Mini here I am looking and buying in again!!
My question is this Im looking at the 2 door S and looking at transmission options
I have normally been an manual guy but driving around in a 3 series with automatic has got me thinking. Is the difference between the 6 speed steptronic and 6 speed steptronic with paddles limited only to the paddles on the wheel or are there other variations between the two?
My question is this Im looking at the 2 door S and looking at transmission options
I have normally been an manual guy but driving around in a 3 series with automatic has got me thinking. Is the difference between the 6 speed steptronic and 6 speed steptronic with paddles limited only to the paddles on the wheel or are there other variations between the two?
#3
So my R56 is down and out and despite test driving every blessed thing that I think compares with the Mini here I am looking and buying in again!!
My question is this Im looking at the 2 door S and looking at transmission options
I have normally been an manual guy but driving around in a 3 series with automatic has got me thinking. Is the difference between the 6 speed steptronic and 6 speed steptronic with paddles limited only to the paddles on the wheel or are there other variations between the two?
My question is this Im looking at the 2 door S and looking at transmission options
I have normally been an manual guy but driving around in a 3 series with automatic has got me thinking. Is the difference between the 6 speed steptronic and 6 speed steptronic with paddles limited only to the paddles on the wheel or are there other variations between the two?
#4
To complicate the decision a little further, the newly introduced Clubman model comes with the 8-speed auto rather than the 6-speed. This might mean that 2016 is the last year for the 6-speed and that the F56 will move to the 8-speed for 2017.
Not sure exactly why, but I think I'd prefer the 8-speed, assuming that Mini has decided it's "better". I'm curious though as to how they'll deal with paddles and sport mode.
Actually, I bought the manual 6-speed just because it's a little more fun to drive and to save some $$ - and am surprisingly pleased now with that decision.
Not sure exactly why, but I think I'd prefer the 8-speed, assuming that Mini has decided it's "better". I'm curious though as to how they'll deal with paddles and sport mode.
Actually, I bought the manual 6-speed just because it's a little more fun to drive and to save some $$ - and am surprisingly pleased now with that decision.
#5
To complicate the decision a little further, the newly introduced Clubman model comes with the 8-speed auto rather than the 6-speed. This might mean that 2016 is the last year for the 6-speed and that the F56 will move to the 8-speed for 2017.
Not sure exactly why, but I think I'd prefer the 8-speed, assuming that Mini has decided it's "better". I'm curious though as to how they'll deal with paddles and sport mode.
Actually, I bought the manual 6-speed just because it's a little more fun to drive and to save some $$ - and am surprisingly pleased now with that decision.
Not sure exactly why, but I think I'd prefer the 8-speed, assuming that Mini has decided it's "better". I'm curious though as to how they'll deal with paddles and sport mode.
Actually, I bought the manual 6-speed just because it's a little more fun to drive and to save some $$ - and am surprisingly pleased now with that decision.
#6
Love my manual. When I test drove my eBlue, I hadn't driven a manual for 5 years or so. There was no "getting used to it," It was like I had been driving it for years already. The rev matching on downshifts is awesome, and the anti-roll feature is fantastic in hilly/mountainous SoCal. No hate on the auto tho, I just think the manual is more fun, and it's truly no big D in traffic.
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I love the sport auto on my 2015 MCS. You really have the best of both worlds IMHO, full manual shifting with the paddles or the shifter along with full auto shifting. It' nice to have options.
My neighbor who has a 2008 mini cooper 2 dr. manual said he would never own a mini with an automatic tranny, untill he drove mine...
My neighbor who has a 2008 mini cooper 2 dr. manual said he would never own a mini with an automatic tranny, untill he drove mine...
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I am betting that the 8 speed will not become standard until the mid cycle refresh in the 2019 time frame for the F56/F55. The new convertible, still uses the 6 speed in its specs and it is not due out until next year. The clubman got it first to keep the mileage numbers up due to it being a bigger and heavier model.
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