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Originally Posted by UnknownJinX
Wasn't there some saying about the way the C8 is structured isn't manual-friendly? The centre tunnel is supposedly a big deal when it comes to body rigidity and transmission linkages would interfere with that. Something among those lines, and I don't know if this is an excuse or not.
From a manufacturer's perspective, you can actually make a manual out of DCT relatively easily since they work on similar principles. Porsche does it this way; the PDK and manual actually have a lot of shared parts.
That said, I actually do prefer the TR-6060 in the Camaro better than the TR-6070 in the C7. 6 gears just feel right.
Regardless, it is what it is. Manuals will be dying and there is pretty much nothing we can do about it.
Honestly if there is no manual car I like I will just do a hybrid or even EV. Either I get to shift or ditch it.
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Yeah that’s how I understand it as well. They had to commit to ditching the stick pretty early in the design process if that’s the case. So someone about 5 years ago had to say “let’s just eliminate the stick all together”.
That dunce had to be some millennial in skinny jeans and a man bun
For what it’s worth I’ve had my Save The Manuals sticker from Car and Driver since 2010.
And I’ve owned only 1 automatic my whole life, and that was only my first car for one year. Since 1997 it’s been only manuals for me.