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      10-11-2012, 01:58 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by raleedy View Post
No, it most likely has to do neither with certification nor with marketing, but with design. The X1 is an older design -- at this point, at least numerically the oldest in BMW's current line-up (with the possible exception of the X5). The car pre-dates the 8-speed, which won't be retro-fitted to this model, especially since there will be a model replacement in the next couple of years or so. No 8-speeds on the E92-93, either.
The X1 28i has the 8 speed, only the 35i has the 6 speed. My point to the original poster was that, regardless of the reason the 35i was introduced, it would be unlikely they would retro-fit the 35i next year with the 8 speed because of expensive re-design including EPA re-cert, etc. That, most likely, would not happen until a switch to an F chassis.
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