BMW's M Division Is Going All-In On Torque Converter Automatics
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Top Gear recently sat down with Dirk Hacker, head of development for BMW’s M division, to talk about transmissions. And from the sound of it, the manual transmission is on its way out. So either buy a manual M2 now, or accept that if you buy a future M car, it’s going to be an automatic even if it isn’t electric.