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Originally Posted by Poochie
If BMW felt there was that much of a discernible difference between the two transmissions, they wouldn't of replace the DCT with a ZF8, they obviously didn't..
The opposite of a manual transmission is the whatever automated option they offer.
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BMW, however, doesn't share your opinion that DCT is a typical "automatic" gearbox.
Go to Realoem (a long standing website shared by BMW's interal parts system), choose F82 M4 and see which transmission options pop up. It is internally labeled as "Dual Clutch Transmission", not as "Automatic transmission" of F90 M5.
DCT, with its two operating clutches respectively for even and odd # gears, is mechanically much closer to a manual transmission. It is essentially a slightly less reliable sequential manual transmission used in race cars.