From The E28 Wiki
BMW offered the E28 with both manual and automatic gearboxes. The torque is transmitted from the engine with a single-disc dry clutch with a torsional damper in the models with a manual gearbox, the automatic models have a torque converter with built in lockup-clutch.<ref name="BMW-E28-Betriebsanleitung" />
- Manual transmissions
The 5-speed manual transmissions are:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Getrag 242 (for M10 and M20 engine models)
- Getrag 262 (M30 engines)
The 5-speed manual transmissions are:
- Getrag 240 (M10 and M21 engines)
- Getrag 245 (M10 engines)
- Getrag 260 (M20, M21 and M30 engines)
- Getrag 265 (M30 engines and 525e/528e)
- Getrag 280 (M88/3 and S38 engines)
- ZF S5-16 (M20 engines)
- Automatic transmissions
The 3-speed automatic transmissions are:
- ZF 3HP22 (M20 and M30 engines, US market only)
The 4-speed automatic transmissions are: