What automatic only car should have manual transmission?

"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
03/02/2014 at 18:07 • Filed to: None

This get's my vote, the Audi A3. I considered it, and a base model wasn't out of reach, but it was automatic, so I passed. What automatic only car should be offered with a manual? Cars of the past also.

DISCUSSION (58)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:09

All new Ferrari's

Brian Silvestro > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:09

All of them.

Also, you hit the nail on the head with the A3. If it had a manual I'd consider getting one.

shinsen > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:09

pontiac g8 erm. I mean chevy ss (presumably in the ss trim)

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:10

All of them!

vert304 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/02/2014 at 18:10

Seconded.

vert304 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:10

Alfa 4C

Tom McParland > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:10

Obvious answer is obvious-

Kinja'd!!!

jkm7680 > Brian Silvestro
03/02/2014 at 18:10

Yeah, I think they lost a little of the enthusiast following with that decision to make it automatic only, I hope in years to come that will change.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:11

Kinja'd!!!

650S, 12C

jkm7680 > Tom McParland
03/02/2014 at 18:12

If only the Rs4 had three pedals...

ihm96 > shinsen
03/02/2014 at 18:12

I just test drove an SS yesterday with my dad and it was awesome and my dad would possibly get one as a new DD except for the no manual part

jkm7680 > shinsen
03/02/2014 at 18:12

Good point! The Chevrolet SS needs it. I hear that if they make their sales goal, that it is possible for that to happen.

ihm96 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:13

Every new Ferrari. Enzo would be disgusted by what they've done

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:14

Kinja'd!!!

of course.

MooseKnuckles > ihm96
03/02/2014 at 18:14

13mpg makes the best sedan daily drivers lol

Brian Silvestro > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:15

It won't.

syaieya > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:16

Kinja'd!!!

I"m gonna say, What is AMG?

Clown Shoe Pilot > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:17

Isuzu VehiCROSS

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:17

Every one of them? But it would have been great if the 90's Impala, Marauder, and recent SRT-8 full size sedans would have had a manual. Only big performance car we got in recent years with a manual was the G8 GXP and M5.

jkm7680 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
03/02/2014 at 18:17

Subaru Svx! I find these strangely interesting. Strange that Subaru never offered them in manual. Currently, I'm pretty sure most of their cars at least have the option of Manual, still looks nice though.

Decay buys too many beaters > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:17

Jags, all of them

N/A POWAAAHH > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:18

Chevy SS

jkm7680 > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/02/2014 at 18:19

Chevrolet SS also, I think that you can easily enough swap a manual from possibly a Fox Mustang into the Marauder.

JR1 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:21

Kinja'd!!!

coqui70 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:22

All base model cars below mid-size (looking at you Golf, Jetta, Civic, Corolla, Mazda 3, Focus - that auto-manual from Ford is truly craptastic). All prestige brand entry-level models (A3, 1-2-3 series, CLA and C-class, ATS, Smaller Lexus and Acura cars, and BTW where the hell is a small Infinity?). Any sub-50K sport car and it should be a zero-cost option on any 50K-plus one. All diesel utility vehicles and trucks/vans mid-size or below.

jkm7680 > Brian Silvestro
03/02/2014 at 18:22

Spread the word!

http://www.change.org/petitions/audi…

Victorious Secret > ihm96
03/02/2014 at 18:23

Then you don't understand what Ferrari is and who Enzo was.

Enzo didn't give a shit about you. Or me. Or the billionaires who buy his cars today. If Enzo were alive today, he would have no problem telling people who could BUY his company to go fuck off.

Why? Because Enzo sold cars to fund his race team. He funded his race team to win. Because it was his pride to win. Nothing else mattered. That is what Ferrari is. What is the best we can do.

If Enzo were alive today he would laugh at you. He would gladly tell manuals to die in a fire, since the entire philosophy of his company wouldn't allow for the manual to exist if something better was around.

Yes, 1% of Ferrari owners actually race their cars and get any benefit. But thats how its always been for Ferrari. They exist to make the best performing machine they can. Everything else is secondary.

jkm7680 > coqui70
03/02/2014 at 18:24

I think most full size trucks, should be offered with manual, it's even a pain in the ass finding a full sized 4wd work truck with manual.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:25

On the earlier SOHC 4.6 in regular Panthers, yes. Later SOHC 4.6, I'm not 100% sure. As for the DOHC 4.6 the Marauder uses, I have no clue, but I would probably want the T56 they used on the Cobra of that era.

Brian Silvestro > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:25

Done.

offroadkarter > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:25

Mine, but instead I'm stuck with 4spd autos in everything I own....

Kinja'd!!!

But come hell or high water I'm going to fix that

jkm7680 > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 18:27

Marauder! have you looked into swaps?

offroadkarter > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:28

http://www.adtr.net/store/index.ph…

yes

jkm7680 > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 18:29

Ouch! That's expensive.

ihm96 > Victorious Secret
03/02/2014 at 18:29

I think he would've been against these automatic systems just like how he was against non N/A engines saying that those who turbocharged their engines just didn't know how to build an engine. Plus he always preferred those customers who actually used the cars, which are usually the same people who buy manuals. He maybe would've gone for the semi-autos but I doubt he would make every Ferrari an auto like it is today just because some rich people dont know how to drive

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:29

The story is Subaru didn't have a manual that could handle the torque at the time.

Now days tuners tend to swap STI boxes in there without too much hassle.

Dsscats > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:29

V8 F Type
/thread

coqui70 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:30

Agree - but I think the monster torque on the big V8's and diesels creates durability issues unless the manufacturers want to spend the money. I have a 5-speed on my 2000 Dakota V6 4x4 and love it.

 > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 18:34

Your overpriced grandma grocery getter with shiny wheels doesn't need a stick. It needs a wheelchair lift.

liquid_popcorn > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:40

NEW AUDI S3. Although I'd probably still get the Golf R for a lot less.
I can't wait, haha! I love my GTI but the new Golf R is just too good to pass up.

BKRM3 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:42

Kinja'd!!!

JustWaitingForAMate > MooseKnuckles
03/02/2014 at 18:45

Kinja'd!!!

Mine's a DD. 10 minutes to work and back, through residential zones. I make every second in it count. Fuck the environment and fuck my wallet too.

jkm7680 > liquid_popcorn
03/02/2014 at 18:45

I want the Golf R, so badly it hurts. Audi S3, I wouldn't mind. Except, the problem.

offroadkarter >
03/02/2014 at 18:45

Captain Poverty Panther himself, everyone

CRider > Victorious Secret
03/02/2014 at 18:46

Kinja'd!!!

Not all Ferraris were about going as fast as possible. Some were about cruising and enjoying the drive to your estate in Monte Carlo with a beautiful Italian woman next to you.

AthomSfere > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:46

The very definition of a car that should have a manual:

Kinja'd!!!

offroadkarter > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:47

I know, you could buy 2 police interceptors for that price

car gets a manual when I have a new engine to drop in it.

Barbarian772 > jkm7680
03/02/2014 at 18:50

WAIT... you can't get the Audi with a manual gearbox in America, but over here in Europe I don't think there's any Audi you can't get without a manual.

MooseKnuckles > JustWaitingForAMate
03/02/2014 at 19:03

beauty!

jkm7680 > Barbarian772
03/02/2014 at 19:05

Damn, you are lucky, we can only get it in slush box form here

PS9 > Tom McParland
03/02/2014 at 19:59

OOOOHHHHH I HATE THAT PIC! The only RS Avant that isn't a watered down AllRoad in the U.S. JUST to dick-tease us. It still burns. I'll never forget that article!