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      10-11-2012, 04:42 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Bill B. View Post
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.
Right. As far as I know, BMW has never paired the N20 engine -- at least the US version of it -- with any AT other than the zF 8-speed.
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