X5 3.0i with steptronic automatic can replicate it by shifting down to 4th gear which is 1:1.
MD, I think BMW just used the current 5-speed tranny that they use in the 3/5-series car. I know the E36 M3 has a 5-speed with the 5th gear 1:1 ratio. Glad the E46 M3 has a 6-speed with an actual overdrive for the 6th gear.
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Originally Posted by motordavid
(Or, even auto trannies)...You lucky drivers, you! This is what the old 5 speed manual trans does to your motor's rpms at, ahem...highway speeds.
Somewhere on I-81 in VA. Sorry for the non-sharp pic, but the flash gave it an "edge"; a lil'jiggly, too.
I gotta work on my pic taking while boogieing down the highway. (What were the Teutons thinking with a 1:1 5th gear ratio?!) 
BR,TheOl'Roadguy |