View Poll Results: What transmissions will be offered for the C8?
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C8 Transmissions Poll
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Burning Brakes
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C8 Transmissions Poll
Place your bets... what transmission(s) do you think will be offered for the C8? Will those of us who still enjoy using their left foot be left out, cold and lonely in the dark, or will all these nasty rumors about the C8 only being available with an automatic go unfounded?
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Burning Brakes
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I went with both... I don't see GM alienating the manual fanbase which comprises 25% or so of buyers. I'm also cautiously optimistic and not ready to spend the extra coin on a Porsche.
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Even though everything in my garage is a manual, a proper DCT is fine with me. Even if the manual is available on the C8 (and I don't think it will be), I will probably opt for the DCT.
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Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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https://www.autodeal.com.ph/articles...-transmissions
Notice how DCT is listed as one type of automatic transmission.
Notice how DCT is listed as one type of automatic transmission.
Melting Slicks
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I'd buy a DCT Corvette and not a true Automatic. So the poll is pretty much useless.
Melting Slicks
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Since A few on this forum said the ME will have an automatic trans like the A8 instead of a DCT, this poll needs to be fixed. I would not buy an automatic A8 none DCT trans ME. Manual or DCT for me, automatic A8 NOPE!
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Burning Brakes
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You are the one splitting hairs. If it doesn't require you to use your left foot to shift it is an automatic. Obviously, everybody prefers a DCT over a traditional automatic for a sports car.
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I think people are misinterpreting the poll. The poll is asking what you think will be offered on the C8, not which one you would buy. In that case the difference between a DCT and an automatic isn't really relevant to the question being asked.
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I have no clue. I can't imagine the Corvette team abandoning the 25% who still prefer a manual, and Porsche had to bring it back because of the blow-back they received from their faithful. I remain hopeful there will still be a manual option, but I won't be shocked if there is not.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.
Last edited by Foosh; Feb 28, 2019 at 01:00 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I have no clue. I can't imagine the Corvette team abandoning the 25% who still prefer a manual, and Porsche had to bring it back because of the blow-back they received from their faithful. I remain hopeful there will still be a manual option, but I won't be shocked if there is not.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.
I gotta say, DCT only will cause me to really think long and hard about a ME Corvette. That's why I've been talking to dealers about ordering a Z06/ZR1.
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I have no clue. I can't imagine the Corvette team abandoning the 25% who still prefer a manual, and Porsche had to bring it back because of the blow-back they received from their faithful. I remain hopeful there will still be a manual option, but I won't be shocked if there is not.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.
And I don't care what anyone says, a DCT may have a different "feel," but it is still an automatic. The poll is fine, and automatic means either TC or DCT versions of an automatic transmission.