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Originally Posted by medphysdave
It's interesting that this is said to be a US only model, while the US would not get the CSL. The manual trans take rate on the m2 was said to be 50% in the US. It would make sense to me for manual to be an option, if not the only option, for a limited run spec. Then build one for the rest of the world with a DCT and maybe some changes that wouldn't pass DOT regs in the US.
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The North American market loves manuals in these type of cars.
It is possible the Cayman 6 that we discussed early in this thread may be a US/Canada only car. This could be due to manual transmission take rate and the lack of Particulate Filter, so the car in the NA market could be made with a different exhaust entirely. BMW may want to make sure a 718 6 Cylinder US/Canada only car, does not take people into the Porsche eco system.