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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Riezal-R" data-source="post: 9997" data-attributes="member: 4475"><p>*This thread should read "SMG/SSG" instead of "SMG I"*Test drove an E46 325i SMG/SSG today. It was my first ever experience with the SMG gearbox. Everything went smooth, but I'd like to find out the actual characteristics of the gearbox.While in C mode, the shifting was just slightly laggy/jerky, compared to a normal auto. The throttle was about 50% open, the car lags/jerks a bit while changing gear, and picks up again after the shift. I thought SMG would shift faster than a manual gearbox, but as I experienced earlier, it wasnt the case. If anything, I could shift a stick just as fast, with a proper racing clutch.So i was told that when the gear is shifting, I should lay off the throttle slightly, so that the lag/jerk won't be felt so much. I tried that method and true enough, the jerk/lag wasn't as significant as before. So that means, when im driving the SMG, i should constantly layoff the throttle everytime the gear shifting. But is this how the SMG should be driven? Seems like a tiptronic would shift smoother than the SMG.My worry is that the slight lag/jerk means that the gearbox was faulty or not optimum. Do share any experiences any of you may have with the SMG.</p></blockquote><p></p>