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Re: why no manual transmission?
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:12:40 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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>> Only around 5% of the new cars sold in the US have manual trannys. That
>> makes the costs of certifying the vehicles for CAFE and the NHTSA,
>> comparably high for the manufactures. Manual are therefore centered in
>> the cars sold at the bottom of the market where people who can not afford
>> automatics are centered.
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>> mike
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> I see Corvettes, Mustang GT's, Ferraris and Porsche turbos with automatic
> transmissions. IMO, kind of like ketchup on a filet mignon.[/color]
Yeah! I hear ya!
Although I think the AT on a Ferrari is an automatically clutched 6 speed...
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