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Adam2S said:
This is a very real issue. The method that BMW use on the SMG is not only intuative but it is also the way race sequential boxes are setup most often, and for good reason :

As you slow down your body is thrown forward, making the most natural movement possible to push forward on the stick to change down.

As you accelerate you are thrown back into the seat making the most natural movement possible to pull back on the stick to change up.

I drove M3 SMG for 4 years and never once did I push the stick the wrong way. Its not a BMW -v- Porsche thing, its a Porsche -v- intuition and the rest of the world thing.

Ive no idea why they hve done this but I agree with the comments earlier it is going to take some getting use to. I am a huge fan of sequential gearboxes and really wanted PDK when I ordered my car last year. I was certain I would get PDK on the next one but I feel that the reverse layout and the lack of paddles might make the experience not what I had hoped. A test drive is required!




I agree 100%