Don't give up hope yet
07-21-2019, 02:16 PM
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Don't give up hope yet
Mark Reuss made a small comment after he finished introducing the C8.. He said quote...This is just the beginning.. end Quote. Just maybe the 2021 model may add a manual with other updates. You just never know.
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07-21-2019, 02:18 PM
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Just maybe the 2021 model may add a manual
07-21-2019, 02:18 PM
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Just maybe the 2021 model may add a manual
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07-21-2019, 02:24 PM
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Oh please the manual is dead. PERIOD
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07-21-2019, 02:26 PM
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Which stage of grieving is DENIAL?
The manual is dead, gone, buried, kaput, finis, not coming back.
So is manually-controlled spark advance from the steering column - people managed to get over that, too. 90 years ago.
The manual is dead, gone, buried, kaput, finis, not coming back.
So is manually-controlled spark advance from the steering column - people managed to get over that, too. 90 years ago.
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07-21-2019, 02:29 PM
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I still pray to get one of these thing with a MT maybe it’s just me
07-21-2019, 02:30 PM
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Looks like we have the same group here as they did over on Rennlist who said the manual was dead in the GT3. Their crystal ***** didn't work as well as they thought.
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07-21-2019, 02:36 PM
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Hopefully he was trying to give us some hope about that rear end lols.
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07-21-2019, 02:40 PM
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How did you ever manage to turn, "This is just the beginning." into "We'll have a manual transmission."?
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07-21-2019, 02:43 PM
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So if they did shoehorn a third pedal into a footwell that is too narrow for a third pedal, then we’ll get a ton of posts complaining the pedals are too close. Can’t win!
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Where can I read about explanation of how the Dual Clutch Automatic Trans works.....
Clutch ?? Auto ??? No Torque Converter ????
Dumb it Down ???
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Clutch ?? Auto ??? No Torque Converter ????
Dumb it Down ???
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07-21-2019, 03:03 PM
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Manual transmission sales are not high enough to justify the engineering of a manual transmission and GM has already gone to significant lengths to sell the advantages of the DCT so I despite all of the hopes of manual transmission lovers its not going to happen. Modern DCTs are excellent transmissions this will be far better then the current automatic transmission. I am sure they have spent a ton of time studying the Porsche PDK and if they are smart the McLaren DCT so they did not start from square one.
I have driven manuals for 35 years but I chose a DCT for my M2 and a PDK for my Cayman S and I have never regretted those decisions.
I have driven manuals for 35 years but I chose a DCT for my M2 and a PDK for my Cayman S and I have never regretted those decisions.