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Originally Posted by SuperSound
My 328i (with ZF 8) definitely has some compared to the videos I have seen of guys with 8L90s. Especially on downshifts but it's also very dependent on throttle input on how fast it reacts. The 6th gen I test drove (with had been on the lot for awhile) was definitely slower. But how much of that is do to adaptive abuse I don't know. Hopefully if my car arrives in July, I'll be able to test both back to back multiple times.
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At the risk of muddying the waters, people should know that when they refer to "the" ZF 8-speed they're actually not quite accurate. There are several models of the ZF unit rated to handle differing amounts of torque. For example, while Chrysler licenses and builds lower model ZF 8-speeds under the TorqueFlite name, they buy the German made 8HP90 units for the Hellcats.
Plus each application of the ZF can be programmed differently. So the ZF in a Bentley is going to have its own unique shift behavior which isn't the same as when it's in a BMW, etc.
Check this article to see how wide the product range is.