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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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The Disappearing Stick Shift: Less Than 3% of Cars Sold in the U.S. Have Manual Transmissions
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @06:07AM
"Most cities" doesn't even begin to cover it.
In the 1960s, a funny guy who was still popular had a bit about having a car with a clutch in a city with lots of HILLS.
Bill Cosby - Driving in San Fransisco [youtube.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @03:01PM
I wore out that album, plus a few others of his. Very funny stuff, but I don't think I'm allowed to say that these days.