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Originally Posted by nextcar
I strongly suspect they are not referring to the linkage back to the transmission...
On every "on the floor" shifter I have worked on, there is a rather large hole in the floor for the shifter itself to go through usually about 4 inches wide and 5 or 6 inches long...
If the center spine is as they state a major structural element allowing them to have lower door sills, an opening for the shifter assembly (and technically that can be considered linkage) could affect strength.
Not a defender, and I personally love my manual shift car, but I don't think anyone outside of GM knows all the facts and design trade offs.
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couldnt you just tie in the structure to the linkage. and wouldnt that just be stronger than a hallow tunnel?
also hopefully they have done a vast improvement in torsional rigidity
Chevrolet Corvette C7 (2014 – ) 14,500 NM/deg
C8???
Supra 40,000+ nm/deg
This biggest problem with the c7 auto was also it's sluggish auto. hopefully that is improved as well