GM has no plans to give the C8 Corvette a manual transmission.

"Jordan" (jordanbelljb) 07/23/2019 at 16:09 • Filed to: None

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BeaterGT > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:19

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Corvette Touring, I can see it already.

gettingoldercarguy > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:21

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Yep, I’m fine with it. I’d rather have enviable ergonomics which will make for much nicer day to day liveability.

412GTI > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:22

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I feel like GM said this a while ago and people are still arguing it. 

atfsgeoff > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:23

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If GM doesn’t engineer a manual gearbox for it, some intrepid heroes will somehow squeeze one in from a German car in a few years.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:24

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I wonder what the price of an optional manual would have to be to make 15% take rate profitable?

If a 7- speed manual was a $5000 option in t he C8 , would enough people still buy it to make money for Chevrolet? Maybe it has to be $10,000??

We’ll probably never know, but if I’m spending $70k-$80k on a car, only ~ $5 k-$7k   more for a manual would be worth it to me .

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:26

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*shrugs in don’t want one anyway*

Think I’ll get away with bringing one of these home in my luggage?

facw > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 07/23/2019 at 16:33

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Problem is that the number of people who would buy it over the automatic would shrink every time you’d raise the price, so while you might get that 15% take rate if you priced them the same, by the time you raise the price to $5000, maybe you only have 5% and if you have to go up to $10000, then maybe you are only getting 2%. It simply might not be possible to raise the price enough to cover the costs, unless you have a few whales willing to spend millions to fun the entire development (and I assume they’d just go buy a manual Porsche (I think they still make those?) or something).

shop-teacher > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/23/2019 at 16:36

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I think it should fit just fine!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > shop-teacher 07/23/2019 at 16:37

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Thats what I thought too :D

No sirree nothing to declare

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 16:57

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La la la la la la I CANT HEAR  YOU

wafflesnfalafel > Jordan 07/23/2019 at 20:52

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poop... but not unexpected

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jordan 07/24/2019 at 05:21

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:(