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Originally Posted by BMW0412
hmmm 6 speed gearbox, i dont get that
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I don't think the 8 speed was in use by the time most of the tech was solidified for this model. Perhaps the LCI will get the 8 speed like a lot of recent models.
Makes sense with all the programming that went in to make seamless the harmony between the electric motor and the petrol motor that the engineers stuck with the original rather than switching it up and redoing everything for the new gearbox.
Think of it this way. New tech comes out all the time. We see it always, a new 6er, 7er, 5-series is released, just months after some other newer model but with lesser tech. Lots of threads access the board with nav versions, etc., where this happens.
If the engineers were to always make a new release have the latest tech, we'd never get a release of anything. Happens in software all the time. At some point of development of a new product, the tech available is solidified and anything newer won't make the cut simply due to product delivery timelines.