[Johnny Horsepower]

Originally Posted by 86MLR

Is my manual still a cool kid, even though Racerom FFS and rev match???

Oh hang on, it also has launch control......mang mang mang mang wwwhhhaaaaa :b urnrubber:

More examples of blurring the line between manual and what I (though not many others) would call semi-auto.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

AT tech has come a long, long way in the last decade and the use of TCUs has made many ATs more effective than anything in the past. MT tech on the other hand has hardly changed in the last 60 years.

And I wonder what driving technology will do in the future. Someone mentioned "I, Robot" (Will Smith film) the other day, where he was considered crazy for driving his car "manually," meaning with his hands on the wheel and foot on the pedal (didn't notice if there was a clutch). Although I drive an AT, I do lament the loss of manual control in the future.

Originally Posted by RayRay88

Um Corvette and Porsche gave the manual transmission world:
ONE MORE GEAR!
7/8/9 Speed manuals are the future...

Is there a point at which there are too many gears for a manual transmission, at least without skipping gears?

Originally Posted by ermax

I will say that this isn’t the case for me.

And you're describing exactly what I like about MTs, the extra layer of complication (well, and the old school feel).