The manual is making a comeback

[Crowley]

Manual cars are overrated.

 

[FiestaST]

I use this thread for all the (many) Manual tranny memes:

Manual vs Automatic

Is it just me or are more and more cars Automatic... I have been looking on the sedan side of things and everything is bloody Automatic :( here I am specifically mentioning the Sonata, however most c-class mercs and Audi A4s seem to be Automatic too.

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[NR7]

Manuals are increasing in popularity because they are cheaper.


The best cars are almost all autos. Even the forum favourite agrees.

Manual


Auto

 

[Botha22]

That headline is the definition of clickbait. The article makes it clear most people prefer automatics, and manufacturers are moving away from making manuals.
"Most manufacturers, even famous sports car brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini, don’t make them at all anymore.
“There are a small group always asking for manual transmissions,” says Stephan Winkelmann, president and chief -executive officer of Lamborghini. “But we are focusing on bigger opportunities.”

The article says those who prefer manuals "remain oddities".

People buy manuals in SA because they are cheaper, not that there is an increasing preference for manuals.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

That headline is the definition of clickbait

Wasn't that already obvious when you saw it was posted by TopAuto?

 

[rh1]

I will teach my daughter how to drive manual.

There will always be a business case for manual in SA, our economic reality is that manual will be relevant for a long time to come.

 

[bwana]

This is a manual.