The manual transmission is a dying breed. While manuals hold a bit more of a market share than they did in years past, it’s still only a matter of time before manuals are gone for good. The latest evidence comes from Japan, where BMW is sending off its manual transmission with a special edition M3.
Built to commemorate the 35th anniversary of BMW’s first DTM win, the M3 MT Final Edition will be limited to just 150 units and sold only to customers in Japan. MT stands for Manual Transmission, obviously, with every unit equipped with three pedals as standard. Like in other M3s, it’s mated to a 3.0-liter twin-turbo S58 straight-six.
BMW will build 50 units each in Alpine White, Black Sapphire, and M Brooklyn Gray. All 150 cars will get gold wheels and red seat accents, inspired by the original E30-generation M3 DTM race car piloted by Roberto Ravaglia.
The manual transmission is a dying breed. While manuals hold a bit more of a market share than they did in years past, it’s still only a matter of time before manuals are gone for good. The latest evidence comes from Japan, where BMW is sending off its manual transmission with a special edition M3.
Built to commemorate the 35th anniversary of BMW’s first DTM win, the M3 MT Final Edition will be limited to just 150 units and sold only to customers in Japan. MT stands for Manual Transmission, obviously, with every unit equipped with three pedals as standard. Like in other M3s, it’s mated to a 3.0-liter twin-turbo S58 straight-six.
BMW will build 50 units each in Alpine White, Black Sapphire, and M Brooklyn Gray. All 150 cars will get gold wheels and red seat accents, inspired by the original E30-generation M3 DTM race car piloted by Roberto Ravaglia.
