Aston Martin's CEO is saving the manuals.

"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist) 03/09/2015 at 13:43 • Filed to: None

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...But Palmer says the cars themselves will remain driver-focused. And yes, that does mean manual gearboxes, even with the forthcoming AMG V-8 engine (which Mercedes doesn't offer with a clutch pedal).

"I would love to be the last car manufacturer providing stick shifts in the U.S.," he said. "That's my hope, we will keep the faith. And even as the industry moves to twin-clutch transmissions, at the heart of each of those you still have a manual transmission. It's only a matter of breaking it into its parts, and that's where I started my career, as a transmission engineer."

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Saracen 03/09/2015 at 13:46

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I heard that they're going to be making the six speed by combining two obsolete Ford 3 speeds.

Saracen > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/09/2015 at 13:57

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That is made less funny since they are ditching the Ford based V12's and V8's for AMG engines.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen 03/09/2015 at 14:26

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I believe Porsche's new 7-speeds (manual and PDK) share many parts.

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 14:51

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Yep, Porsche's 7MT is based on the PDK, which is why it even has 7 forward gears.

Cé hé sin > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/09/2015 at 15:24

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Yes, although they're by ZF. Same gearsets, different actuators.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 15:44

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Are any other manufacturers using the same box(es)?

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > Saracen 03/09/2015 at 21:45

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I just want a manual SL65 Black Series. So who wants to provide the $$$?