"The manual transmission has been dying a slow death, gradually replaced by automatic and dual-clutch gearboxes. And the latest blow comes from Audi."
https://www.carscoops.com/2018/08/audis ... us-lineup/
Well, there goes Audi. What will 2020 bring?
No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup
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Re: No more manuals left in Audi's U.S. lineup
"A car who's transmission does his shifting for him. Isn't THAT a fine Audi-Do?"
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What puzzles me is that automatic transmission get harder and harder to drive over the years. You would think that alone would spur a return to manuals. I think that it is like dishwashers and other appliances. The EPA has gotten into the game and ruined them. I'll take an old vacuum modulated automatic over a computer run automatic anytime. At least you can somewhat control it and it does not do stupid shifting like most modern automatic do for me. As for the dishwasher, I bought a new one last February and it will not sufficiently dry the dishes, I guess because EPA thinks it is too much energy use.
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theholycow wrote:Why in the world would you even want to be as smooth as an automatic? Might as well just drive an automatic...