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      01-23-2019, 09:31 AM   #298
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Probably to save costs by making it nearly identical to the Z4 mechanically.
But they spent like a decade to plan this car and knowing that its mostly tuners and bros that are poning for this car and keeping the market alove for the old version,

Things like weight saving from a manual wpuld.be enticing pts for this car to sell, i dont know how manual option would save cash?
Not having to spec another transmission in the production line. Tuners also like the BMW platform so there's plenty of potential there.