VinnieD
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Oct 14, 2020,00:32 AM
I hate all these artificial gizmos. And the new Audi e-tron with its "sound engineers" or the i8 with 3 cylinders that sound like 8 of them.
This is just fraudulent, like push-up bras but worse
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Another clutch bites the dust
By: cazalea : October 13th, 2020-08:07
Mercedes-Benz will drop manual transmissions and "dramatically" reduce its number of combustion engine variants, to increase investment in electric powertrains and reduce complexity of R&D and production. The goal? Reduce spending 20% percent by 2025! Dur...
This raises a question?
By: marcobermann : October 13th, 2020-10:24
Hi all, Seeing as F1 has always been hailed as the testing ground for new technologies that slowly work their way into our road cars does this mean F1 even has a future at all? If all manufacturers are heading to all EV's much faster than many of us thoug...
I was thinking about that yesterday as I drove my Lotus
By: cazalea : October 13th, 2020-14:46
I double-clutch when I feel like it, and know how to do it because synchros don't generally last 100's of thousands of miles... like on my old 2CV. But a year or so ago I drove an Aston Martin and did a review here. It and the Jag F-Type make did all sort...
Wow
By: VinnieD : October 14th, 2020-00:32
I hate all these artificial gizmos. And the new Audi e-tron with its "sound engineers" or the i8 with 3 cylinders that sound like 8 of them. This is just fraudulent, like push-up bras but worse
Buy low sell high
By: K-Lo : October 13th, 2020-10:10
Get the naturally aspirated and manual transmissions while you still can or you will pay dearly later if you want one....
Keeping my free breather !
By: bimbeano : October 13th, 2020-10:59
I left my car at the detailer last sunday, it’s 10 years now, has 146.000 km. Manual 6 speed ( not the best but fun anyway), 2000 cc non turbo with 222 hp at 7000 rpm. From 5800 to 7800 rpm it stays above 200 hp. What more do i need ? ...
Here in Belgium ...
By: bimbeano : October 13th, 2020-10:56
... there are still a lot of old folks like my parents who buy a manual because they’re afraid they’ll not be able to drive an automatic 😁😁😁. I think still more than 60% of new cars sold here are manual. Anyway, i have 3 manuals and 2 autos in the Bimbean...
Times are changing
By: Weems@8 : October 13th, 2020-14:48
Bob Dylan sang it. My current car is a manual shifted Honda. Drove today, and i shifted and do not mentioned i shifted gears. My next Honda must have a CVT. I like that kind of transmission. Manual or automatic, long as there is no technical error, it is ...
When it came time for my oldest son to get his license...
By: mdg : October 13th, 2020-18:04
...I bought a Mazda 3 6-speed for him to drive to school, etc. He was so mad. He thought he'd be getting an automatic. As soon as he figured it out he was in love. Not that's all he wants to drive (he has a nice BMW manual now). My younger son learned and...
Automatic transmissions did this
By: Tim_M : October 14th, 2020-07:57
I know there's an inclination here to blame EVs or regulators, but consumer preference and availability of automatics are the culprits. Even sports cars, which used to be a bastion of manual transmission sales, switched quickly to autos once marketers man...