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The Disappearing Stick Shift: Less Than 3% of Cars Sold in the U.S. Have Manual Transmissions

posted by martyb on Friday November 18 2016, @01:52AM   
from the lost-art-of-double-clutching dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Visitors to the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show will see supercars, hoverboards, self-propelling luggage and all manner of new transportation options.

But they'll be hard pressed to find a clutch pedal or a stick shift. Available in nearly half of new models in the U.S. a decade ago, the manual transmission is going the way of the rumble seat, with stick availability falling to about a quarter this year.

Once standard equipment on all motor vehicles, preferred for its dependability, fuel efficiency and sporty characteristics, the four-on-the-floor is disappearing from major car manufacturers' lineups — and subsequently from the sprawling auto show's floors.

Consider, too, that electric vehicles don't even have a transmission.

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• A worthy cause? A worthy cause? (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @04:01AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @04:01AM (#428636)

  http://gearheartshirts.com/products/42338-save-the-stick-red-cross [gearheartshirts.com]

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• Re:A worthy cause? (Score: 2) by Pino P on Friday November 18 2016, @01:29PM

  by Pino P (4721) on Friday November 18 2016, @01:29PM (#428813) Journal

  How long before the Red Cross has that shirt taken down for trademark dilution?

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