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Automotive News & Views The Future Of The Manual Transmission
5809 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 12:30 PM
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Honda seems like they want to eliminate it for the Accord. WOuldn't surprise me if that happens soon. The civic and fit should keep the faith though. Toyota? Probably be happy to go completely clutchless, but it could linger in their smallest units, and maybe some scions. Nissan is CVT happy.
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 13, 2009 10:52 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 13, 2009 10:35 am) One thing that IS nice is that among the performance-oriented models, their dealers still stock a healthy proportion of manuals. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 13, 2009 3:29 pm) From the original VDC Outback 3.0 to the Tribeca to the new 3.6l H6 Legacy, all have been automatics. The turbos get manuals, but they did drop the Forester XT manual. 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 14, 2009 7:30 am) 
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 14, 2009 7:33 am) But let's keep in mind it was never EPA-certified, so they haven't jumped thru all the hoops yet. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 14, 2009 7:30 am)   
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Replying to: oregonboy (Oct 14, 2009 11:59 pm) |
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Replying to: oregonboy (Oct 14, 2009 11:59 pm) That's not a typo, it outran the Lamborghini Countache 4000S in the same issue (when the Lambo was new). 80s super car performance. The auto did it in the 6s, still quick but not nearly as impressive. Plus they later relaxed the gearing so it went to high 6s/low 7s. |
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from a review of the 2009 WRX today at Autoweek... ....I thought this was an STI because it felt like it has much more power than it's rated at and is really fun to drive. And I would like to thank Subaru for not joining in the latest fad in making this more attractive to the masses by putting in a paddle-shift transmission and taking out the fun manual. That was the best part of this car. You got that right!  http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091019/CARREVIEWS/910199996
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