According to Jalop commenter b33g33, BMW has been working like a bunch of hydrophobiac beavers on their version of the VW/Audi dual-cluch automanual known as DSG. We never doubted the lost Gibb brother's truthiness, but additional evidence has arrived from Autocar. The mag says it's in possession of a dealer memo advising that the coming, V8-powered M3 will get a new, DSG-style tranny. The all-new gearbox comes via partner Getrag, and will be called M DCT. According to A-car, it'll provide "rapid and nearly imperceptible shifts" when it hits the market in 2008. The M3's relatively low torque output of 295 lb-ft at 3,900 rpm likely eases the burden, since beefier engines have been said to grind DSGs into chocolate pudding. Nonetheless, much fun will be had by all, undoubtedly. – Mike Spinelli

M3 to get DSG-style manual gearbox [Autocar]

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Porsche Working up Seven-Speed DSG for Entire Line [internal]

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