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Absolutely no doubt in my mind they'll release an automatic box for this car, if it goes to production. I don't have any figures to back this up, but here in Australia at least I'd say a minimum of half of all new cars these days are automatic, if not drastically more. Driving in traffic sucks and anyone who doesn't enjoy spirited driving will want an auto for their commute.
They're going to make this car appeal to as many as they can, since they're building it to confine to a small budget. True, for once they might be building something with a sporty nature, but it doesn't mean they want to rule out a good portion of the population just by not offering an auto model.
Oldies love sporty looking cars, but don't care so much about the powertrain like enthusiasts. These are the ones with the cash who buy the most new cars, and guess what? They like cars that are easy to drive in traffic too (read: automatic transmissions).
I don't think this car will be getting a DSC. Sure it's becoming more commonplace, but they're building this vehicle on a budget. That's tech a few years back where they can (eg, transmissions but not emissions).
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