Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions
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#2Outside of the US/Canada this stat is most likely the inverse.
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#3Well when you are only getting around 30bhp / L from your engines you don't really need a manual do you?
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#4Outside of the US/Canada this stat is most likely the inverse.
Certainly the case in the UK, Australia is probably 60/40 Manual to Auto
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#5I love driving a manual, but with the rise of CVT, what's the point?
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#6And it isn't all because people don't want to buy them, according to a VP at Subaru it is the cost of taking the car with a manual transmission through the California emissions qualification process, and maintaining records for a car that only 10% of the customers will buy. And they don't offer a non-California model because people were upset about moving to California with a car and then having the state DMV reject it as not qualified!
I'm seriously trying to figure out if I can import a car from Germany (where they appreciate a fine manual transmission) and get it licensed here in California.
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#7Manual shifting is neither possible nor even relevant in electric cars or cvt (continuous variable transmission) cars.
Their rise will be the true end of the stick shift.
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#8I was looking for a nice AWD hatchback. Subaru cancelled the WRX and STI version. Focus RS sadly goes with a manual only.
Seems kind of silly to work so hard on performance/acceleration and then waste time on shifting.
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#9A few years ago I had to learn stick shift because there was a good deal on a car I liked and decided to see if it's worth it. Ever since, all my cars are standard transmission and I wouldn't have it any other way. They're definitely going away, but I'll keep buying as long as they're available.
There is something very satisfying about the mechanical nature of a stick shift car. Mind you, I drive in traffic heavy Los Angeles and still prefer it over an automatic transmission.
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#10I love driving a manual, but with the rise of CVT, what's the point?
Amusingly subaru simulates gears with their CVT. By default you get 6 "gears", but in sport you get 8.