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Originally Posted by VisualEcho
MT's are not a dying breed, whomever told you that was an idiot.
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They're not dying, they're essentially dead, just Google it... First result: "Over just the last 10 years the percentage of new cars sold with manual transmissions declined from 3.4% in 2010 to just 1.4% by 2020. Worse yet, MotorTrend lists only
17 models offering a manual transmission among the 2021 model year selections."
Autos have caught up and surpassed sticks in every way but driver engagement (although they've gotten better with DCT & the ZF8, etc.). I am the last remaining one of my friends to drive a stick (<2800lb modified RSX-S). 90% of my driving these days is in the city where it's tough to justifying rowing through the gears. My track days are more fun of course, but I'm rarely there... The ZF8 in the B58TU powered G42 should be fine for my next purchase (which somehow gets better mileage than my 2L 200hp Honda engine).