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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: 2) by fritsd on Friday November 18 2016, @02:46PM
That's kind of how I learnt it; but I've never on purpose operated the brake and throttle with one foot. I still hate to do that manoeuvre, since nobody seems to keep proper distance in this country, they clamber right up my ass, expecting that my car will move forward rather than backward crashing into theirs. No room for errors :-(