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BimmerBoost member LostMarine met up at the ATCO dragstrip in New Jersey for some fun runs and a comparison with a manual M3. The blue E90 is a manual and the black E92 M3 is a DCT. Videos are from inside the E92 M3. Both cars have similar modifications with airfilters, Turner Motorsport test pipes, and mods to the OEM exhaust system. The DCT wins both races easily and the difference is quite large at over half a second and 3+ miles per hour. Videos and slips below.

It isn't an excuse, look at the trap. You have an automatic, you just load your torque converter and go. Launching a manual is much harder.

Stop saying you had issues and go top these traps/times. I mean you aren't beating M3's but sure you can improve.

i will deff out trap that 6mt that's 1 and two with amount of TQ and how low it starts it's not as easy as you seem to make it, my tires are also 255 which is very skinny for this much TQ i had to baby the thing at the start.

I have mine set for the (almost) end of 4th gear (120). I end up hitting this, and get annoyed I don't have a digital speed readout unless I press BC... It's annoying, yet is probably better to get a reminder that I am going straight to jail.

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another note:
Both are nice cars - I have the "same" (color/trans) e90; looks like DCT is worth what is claimed, egh?

I had these cars mixed up this entire time. I thought the blue had DCT - just watched the video, and promised myself to never post about one until watching again.

Just give that MT M3 to that Ranger guy, the one who ran 10s@130 in the stock Z06. Dragtimes in Manuals are very driver dependant IMO. I still think the DCT would run a little faster, but not a 3mph diff.

Just give that MT M3 to that Ranger guy, the one who ran 10s@130 in the stock Z06. Dragtimes in Manuals are very driver dependant IMO. I still think the DCT would run a little faster, but not a 3mph diff.

True, this also shows how good a driver in a manual needs to be to even compete with the DCT.

True, this also shows how good a driver in a manual needs to be to even compete with the DCT.

Bingo. And at the end of the day, machines will always be better than humans. I'm the biggest 6MT fan in the world but I'll still admit that DCT > 6MT. How could you hate something that performs flawlessly time after time? But nothing beats the fun factor of a 6MT.

I own a N54 135i and I love driving the DCT M3! On the track it's always in the right gear, and on downshifts it sounds incredible. When you're on the track with the DCT M3 you're more focused on your line and driving technique than worrying about shifts. I've had this debate many times with different people and the best thing is to go drive one. There's a reason why F1 cars use this technology. It's almost like not wearing track shoes to run a race, that's where my manual fits in...2nd place! LOL!