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Originally Posted by hogge
Here in Europe, manual transmission is standard, I believe it's the same for Japan. Serious sporty cars like the USA only Challenger are now available with manual, so I don't see why not.
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Don't get me wrong. I've never owned an automatic and I don't think I ever will. I'm just saying that it would seem unlikely for Toyota to make this car available only with a manual transmission if they want to reach out to the broader market (not just the enthusiasts). Like I said, if they have multiple trims of the FT, then I would hope/expect the higher performance models to be solely manual (similar to Subaru's WRX and STI). By the way, the Challenger is not just offered in manual. The R/T and R/T+ are only available in 6-speed, but there are also 2 lower trim levels that are 5 speed automatic (once again, similar to Subaru's base Imprezas vs WRX/STI). All I'm saying is that I'd be surprised if Toyota pulled a Honda and made the FT-86 manual only like the S2000. Would I complain? Definitely not.