SRM: Nissan's View, Failure to Change the Industry

Originally Posted by Z_ealot

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

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Well, I agree that the world doesn't know it's there because Nissan sucks at press releases, and the world doesn't care because manuals are dying off

Originally Posted by spearfish25

So, why do you think Nissan is still the sole company with an SRM manual?

Originally Posted by Rangerz

the new vette has rev match I think.

Originally Posted by iErick1284

The C7 has that feature as well

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It's not a big deal in the Vette either. It's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Originally Posted by Jordo!

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...

Originally Posted by Rangerz

the new vette has rev match I think.

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I was just pondering a bit this morning why SRM (syncro rev-match) never really caught on with the rest of the industry. Many times a new technology is quickly adopted by numerous manufacturers at once. Dual-clutch auto transmissions, collision avoiding cruise control, cooled front seats...but not SRM.

While I love my SRM and use it almost 100% of the time, it's surely not a necessity. But then neither are those other technologies mentioned above. I suppose one could argue that the 6 speed manual is going out of favor rather quickly these days, and investing more money in it is a waste of resources. However, plenty of purists still buy their supercars with manual transmissions. I can easily see some 6MT Audi R8 owner paying an additional $3,500 for a 'shift-matching' option in their Technology Package.

So, why do you think Nissan is still the sole company with an SRM manual?

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

For high end cars, sure. There will be demand for manual transmissions in cars like the BRZ/370z/Mustang etc for many years to come.

Electric motors are a long way from displacing gasoline engines.

Originally Posted by Jordo!

10 years could be construed as "many"

True on the electric -- I predict, about 25 years or so.

Originally Posted by Jordo!

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...

Originally Posted by The BlueMax

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.