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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Only way to vote is with your money on a new car... Porsche made a ballsy move with their new manual Carrera, I just hope most buyers are actually choosing that option!
Anyways, regarding the fuel efficiency thing, they really need to start specifying shift schedules for the EPA tests, and writing instructions into owner's manuals to dispel some of the "lugging" myths.
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There are places besides the U.S., you know. In Germany, manual rules the road. That's the only reason Porsche decided on the 7-speed. Had the rest of the world moved to DCTs, they would only have used the Porschedoppelkuplungsgetriebe. :wink:
But the thing is, the rest of the world really has not moved to autos. In most of Europe, manuals rule. I doubt the trend will change too much -- by 2020 perhaps 50% of cars in Europe will be manual, and that's still a sizeable chunk.
But if manuals disappear entirely from existence in America, I'm moving to Europe. I can't live without that round, H-imprinted movable knob in the center console.
