[Wes B.]

Originally Posted by SupraLove

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.

Or, you can just build your own car in America...