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Originally Posted by PrionFawkes
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Originally Posted by joshuastein55
The moment they called the Z4's transmission "sluggish" I knew there had to be something wrong with that review. Its basically known by everyone that BMW 8-Speed ZF transmission is one of the best traditional automatics. Its been said in countless reviewers by auto-magazines and owner reviews.
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I strive not to fall into the habit of seeking out reviews that feed into my confirmation bias, and therefore I was excited to see a 'negative' review posted. However, it became apparent to me as well, that there was something fishy with this review.
Also, what finally made up my mind was the last bit where they were summarizing the 'Positives' and 'Negatives' for each car, and dinged the Z4 for more body roll in the corners. If you look at the images of each car they provide as evidence, you can clearly see they either shot the picture of the Z4 at slightly exaggerated angle or rotated the image in post production. The article lost all credibility with me at that point.
A mushy ZF 8HP? Have they lost their minds?! |
Setting this particular review aside for one moment, WhatCar journos are amongst the worst in the business, imo. They place more emphasis on cupholders and storage bins than core aspects like handling, steering, engine, gearbox etc. Utterly useless. Reading one of their reviews is like wading through a copy of Motorhome Monthly
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