Jan. 16, 2007
BMW’s SMG made Automobile’s
year-end awards summary but,
alas, under the heading of
“It seemed like a good idea at the timeâ€Â
BMW’s sequential manual gearbox, or SMG, was cited in Automobile magazine’s end of year awards, but one BMW will likely not feature in its corporate trophy case. BMW was No. 2 on a list of “It seemed like a good idea at the time†ideas, being honored along with the three-rows-of-seats Jeep Commander (No. 1); the ongoing renaming of Lincoln’s sedan from Zyphyr to MKZ (pronounced as three letters) to Mark Z and back to MKZ, and the Aviator crossover from MKX to Mark X to MKX (No. 3); and DaimlerChrysler’s “Ask Dr. Z†campaign (No. 4). “BMW’s fans rejoice that the M5,†Automobile said, “heretofore available only with the company’s herky, jerky SMG automated manual, is a adding a traditional six-speed stick for 2007.â€Â
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