In fairness, none of the modern ferraris aren't even available with a manual, so them selling 1% isn't a surprise.
Not only are the new GT3's auto, but so are the 911 turbos. Audi has said none of their RS cars will be available as manual here and neither is the upcoming S3. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Larry Velez <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am sure you all are reading in the various car rags how Porsche seems to be > abandoning the manual gear box with the latest GT3. Ferrari only sold 1% of > their cars as manuals last year. Apparently well budgeted people no longer > want to shift their transmissions themselves. The robots have won another > battle. > > So enjoy your manual shifting in your 16Vs this weekend, you'll be telling > stories to future generations of how things were in the old days. > > Speaking of shifting, Chad came by my place this past weekend and he was > able to check out the patient in the garage (I am determined to get her > running this year) and I got a chance to get a ride in his Jetta GLI 16V > Turbo. Chad made me self-conscious about shifting too fast/aggressively. > How did you all learn to shift the "right" way and are some habits better on > the transmission for longevity? > > Larry > 91 GTI 16V (New Fuel Filter installed, New Transfer Pump installed, Transfer > Pump Assembly rebuilt, fuel delivery troubleshooting continues to main pump > next) > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
