[quote=Franc Rauscher]
Originally Posted by Brent
Brent, I would say we have arrived as some upscale vehicles add an upcharge for manual trans.
Given this discussion, and the hundreds like it that have preceeded, one has to ask this question. If manuals aren't the best way to drive a sports car or even a sporty sedan, then why has so much time and money been spent trying to make an automatic perform like a manual?
roadster with a stick
I wonder if it is now more expensive to build a manual transmission in limited numbers and that's the reason it incurs an additional charge.
Aren't there some developments to make manual transmissions more like automatics, such as clutchless manuals? Or, this being a stretch, the first to fourth gear skip of Corvettes?