http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-sho ws/frankfurt-auto-show/a

>>17879708
"The executive says around 20 to 25 percent of 911 Carrera 2 models are ordered with a stick-shift, with an even higher proportion of 718 Boxster and Cayman buyers opting for the three-pedal arrangement."

Honda stated that 10% of their sales are manual cars (most were opt-in purchases, as in the buyer specifically wanted a manual) for a mass manufacturer like Honda, 10% is a fuckton of money. Enough that they now offer manual options for almost every car they sell.

Porsche's were always about the driving experience and feel. Took them a few tries just to get electric power steering right. During that time the owner base had a fucking shit fit. I could only imagine how angry they would be if they stopped offering some kind of manual car.

>>17879844
I was one of the auties that insisted my first car, a new 08 civic lx, was manual. you're welcome /o/. I learned to drive on a manual corolla and at the time manuals were still cheaper and better mileage-wise than the same vehicle in automatic.

>GT350 is manual only
>Viper is manual only
>Camaro 1LE is manual only
>Corvette has manual option
Americans choose to drive stick, they aren't forced to out of poverty

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>>17879944
>they aren't forced out of poverty
they are though, has an american manufacturer ever developed a proper DCT trans?

the cuckvette has a fucking torque converter

Does anyone else feel like the rise of

>laptime autism
>automatic/dct only
>turbos everywhere, no N/A engines

is the fault of europeans?

>>17879957
>DCT trans
welcome

>>17879979
yeah their shitty 1 litre turbo diesels fucked it up for everyone