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Automotive News & Views The Future Of The Manual Transmission
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Replying to: lemmer (Sep 08, 2008 12:36 pm) I am not sure but I believe Nippon can confirm the article I am talking about because I think he originally pointed it out to me in one of the small cars forums. It is conceivable that things will continue in the direction of fewer and fewer manuals if the Smart car is indeed an example of the new small cars we might see imported both from Europe and Asia.
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Replying to: boaz47 (Sep 08, 2008 9:28 pm) Urban Asian markets are much like Europe with smaller roads, shorter commutes (Europeans actually might WALK to work, its just crazy) and for the most part, warmer climates, so battery vehicles do well there.
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Sep 09, 2008 2:40 am) Not a bad solution to a perceived fuel problem. I could live with it. But still the US and Asia are both heading in an automatic direction. Only the Old world is holding out and that is as much because of a government sponsored financial break on drivers who drive manuals. Not going to happen here so without a subsidy and I don't see European vehicles gaining market share. So if Asia and the US go automatic that is two out of three of the biggest markets in the world. |
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Replying to: boaz47 (Sep 09, 2008 7:52 am) ? I have never heard of a financial break being given to drivers of manuals. What are you referring to? |
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Replying to: bristol2 (Sep 09, 2008 7:58 am) Neither do I. I adhere to your surprise. Manuals over here are sort of 'the usual way', the cheap tradition. But cheap as it might be, that tradition is not subsidized. Regards, Jose |
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Replying to: boaz47 (Sep 08, 2008 11:59 am) Our 2002 Legacy's clutch was not so good, mostly due to non-linear throttle. Oddly my 1998 Forester had a great clutch/throttle combo, so even within Subaru it varies. My 93 Miata has the best clutch I've ever sampled. So fluid, so easy, so light. You could teach newbies it's so easy. |
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Replying to: bristol2 (Sep 09, 2008 7:58 am) Still both the US and Asia are moving away from manuals and that is no longer even debatable. On a brighter note there has been an agreement with the EU for a new all EU license and it will not have a transmission designation on it. It will be legal in all 110 of the signing nations. The segregated license may be vanishing as well.
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Replying to: boaz47 (Sep 09, 2008 12:39 pm) It is a low-cost and niche transmission in the US at this point. So far, it has not adversely affected my life in a dramatic fashion. I have been able to drive a manual transmission vehicle since getting my license, and I don't think I will be forced to give it up in the near future. |
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Replying to: boaz47 (Sep 09, 2008 7:52 am) Subaru Electric Micro-car |
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was walking down the street in Berkeley and lo and behold! There it was, right in front of me, in the flesh. A stick shift Camry. Not an old one ether, an almost brand new one, current body style. My jaw dropped. I just about fell over. Who was this bold human who would purchase the ultimate rolling couch and then insist on 3 pedals? I can only salute them, wherever they may be. I guess it's not just a myth of the Toyota literature, designed to allow a lower base advertised price. They actually do build a few. I bet it's less than 1 in 10,000 though...
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