Strange Mud
Autocross Champion
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the only example I know was my Mustang (V6 2012) it was 29 hwy MT and 31 AT. It wouldn't shock me if there were more examples
Umm... don't even the manufacturers claim manual gets better from the factory? With tuned mk7s, I would expect the gap to be even more significant. Lower RPMS does not always mean higher gas mileage and the stock DSG loves to lug the engine..
Absolutely it does.
Maybe you were absent that day when they covered percentages in math class.
Thanks for confirming, they don't build and sell what you want. They build and sell what they want. For you to get what you want, you must go to the used market.
I would tell you to go take even the briefest look at Honda's transmission woes as well as VCM. It wouldn't take long.
Nevertheless, just because YOU have "no idea" what's going on in the world, doesn't mean it's not going on in the world.
With Bush Jr. no longer in office, I never thought the first bumper sticker I ever bought would be relevant again. "Somewhere in Texas a village is missing it's idiot." Joking here Greens, but you should probably stop while you are so far behind.
Perception is subjective. I firmly believe I'm the one doing the proverbial bitch slapping at the moment.
This guys wants to spout hyperbole as fact and proving his perspective on AT vs MT. Someone has to call him out.
Umm... don't even the manufacturers claim manual gets better from the factory?
Honda had transmission woes in the mid 2000's. Just because they had one subset of issues does not mean every offering since has been plagued. Ironically the majority effected were AT.
Perception is subjective. I firmly believe I'm the one doing the proverbial bitch slapping at the moment.
What would you do when all manufacturers takes AT route with every changes happening in the industry especially with autonomous driving and other regulations. At some MT will die and one has to accept the reality. I drove manuals all my life and GTI was the first vehicle with AT. Infact the DSG was one of the main reason why i chose a GTI and i had zero regrets.
There was a time when turbocharged engines were a big nono for enthusiasts and guess what, there are only a handful of options with every manufacturer now.
There will always be a market for MT cars, even if it gets so small that barely anyone is serving it. Honda still only offers their Si and Type-R trims in manual only, Mazda will always offer manual transmissions in a few vehicles (they're basically a niche company already, so why not) and definitely in the Miata, and I'm guessing there will always be an MT available for Porsche's sports cars, because Porsche owners are the people who actually made the company reverse their decision to discontinue the 911, back in the late 1970s. Almost forgot: even though only 3% of Corvettes are MT, GM will always offer it. Just because.
You desperately don't want the simple facts to be facts, so you spout "IT'S HYPERBOLE!" and hope that people will listen to you.
Well, we can test that: does your face hurt? (yes) (yes) Choose one answer.
Yeah, you're bitch slapping all right. Remember, practice does make perfect--should you ever get the opportunity.
- Market share: Ours might be the last generation where people are emotionally connected to cars. For most people in the newer generation, its just a transportation method from point A to B.
How do "simple facts" differentiate themselves from complex facts?