I would agree that manual transmissions are dying but a news article not to long ago about how younger divers are now opting for manual transmission cars lately leads me to believe otherwise...Ford is actually manufacturing more manuals lately as a result according to the article I read
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Still SRM will stay off cause downshifting is half the fun of manual driving. Only time it comes on is bumper to bumper traffic going in and out of 1st and 2nd. |
Quote:
Part of driving manual... is that its manual. Automatic rev matching is just another electro-gizmo that takes away from doing it yourself. efficiency doesn't always equal fun |
Everything follows F1 technology and, accordingly, the tech available on the very high end exotics -- standard manuals are on their way out, period.
It's final days will be spent as an economy car (or, "price saving") feature, and not a sports car feature. Moreover, as electric motors become more common, that will kill it for good. Fewer and fewer higher end cars even have clutch pedals as an option anymore... I give it 10 more years before it's an eco feature only. Finally, lets not confuse control over what gear you are in vs. the way in which gear changes are actuated... |
Quote:
Electric motors are a long way from displacing gasoline engines. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
also, learn how to master the heel-toe technique, you'll find the SRM is useless and heel-toe is MUCH MORE FUN..!!! :icon17: |
Quote:
True on the electric -- I predict, about 25 years or so. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
Electric motors may kill the transmission as a whole, but i doubt for some time. If anything it will be slow coming as they will probably adopt a merged platform like the P1 or 918, where electric motors provide AWD solution, increase mpg, and augments a motor. Until they resolve charging times and capacity issues the gas motor wont go away due to range anxiety. |
Manual Trans Quality
I think Nissan should of out-sourced their manual trans. from Honda, you never hear about in quality problems with their manual trans. & everybody talks about how smooth they shift. My 97 T-56 6speed in my WS6 T/A shifts a whole lot better " no issues" & that was one of the borg & warner designs from the early 90s. The 370Z trans. design is 12 years newer but less effective.:stirthepot:
|
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:42 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2