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01/09/2016 at 19:03 • Filed to: None
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Did I mention I saw a Focus RS? Because I saw a Focus RS. It had a manual and was glorious. I want one very badly.
Master Cylinder
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01/09/2016 at 19:12 |
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Yesssssssssssssssssss. I want one too. In white, just like this. With no options, just the “stripper” model. The standard equipment is plenty for me.
PS9
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01/09/2016 at 19:15 |
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I saw one at the Orlando Auto show too...
...BUT THE BASTIDS HAD THE DOORS LOCKED SO NO ONE COULD SIT INSIDE AND THE WINDOWS WERE 99% TINT SO YOU COULD BARELY SEE! SAME DEAL WITH THE GT500! SHAMEFUR DISPRAY, FORD!!!
Nick Has an Exocet
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01/09/2016 at 21:17 |
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Isn’t it ONLY available with a manual? I would love to see a dual clutch - would make it an instant buy for me. #toomuchtraffic
Svend
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01/09/2016 at 21:24 |
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Not seen the new one yet in person but do love the old one.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Nick Has an Exocet
01/09/2016 at 21:43 |
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Ford doesn’t put automatics or DCTs in their small performance cars - STs and RSs only get 6-speed manuals.
Part of it is because they don’t have a decent DCT in this size range yet, part of it is reliability, and part of it is because racecar.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
01/09/2016 at 21:49 |
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Man, DCT is more racecar than a manual. Ferrari, Lamborghini, rally cars - all without a manual clutch (well, rally usually a dog box but the point stands).
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Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Nick Has an Exocet
01/10/2016 at 06:35 |
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Supercars are very rarely raced, they use DCTs because they need to sell to rich people that only want the cars as status symbols, plus they want to market 0-60 times.
In any case, manuals are preferred by a large portion of enthusiasts and the technical reasons still stand. They seem to sell quite well, too, bumping the manual take rates in their respective classes, which is no small feat.
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> Master Cylinder
01/10/2016 at 14:21 |
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It looked like it had the ST2 package with the upgraded and accented Recaros, but there's not a ton of options on it anyway. I'd have mine in either nitrous blue or black though. Or that awesome green from the last-gen Euro model, if they offered it.