BMW built its brand on creating “the ultimate driving machine.” For much of its storied lineage, that meant vehicles with manual transmissions. However, BMW is not immune to trends affecting the rest of the industry. Buyers have drifted towards crossovers with automatic gearboxes, so when the current-gen M2 sports coupe debuted in 2023, there was ample speculation that it would be BMW’s last six-speed stick. But recent comments from a BMW M executive suggest that may not be the case.
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