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On the 528i with the N52 NA engine that goes to 7k rpm, the paddles are a bit more useful, although 8 gears is a little busy at times.
No experience with the diesels, turbos, or DCT, so no comparison, but 8sp+ 7k rpm petrol engine can be fun, with the caveat that it is very engaging due to the number of gears, thus only engaged when one is feeling energetic, say 10-20% of the time, traffic permitting.
Driven this way, it is quite uncharacteristic of what one would imagine in a car like the f10, acts more like a Z3/4.
Interesting to consider the presence of turbo, ie. does turbo lag kill manual paddle shifting usability, b.c. longer response times make 8sps even more impractical, and does the car shift better itself in this case.
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