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darcane 10-08-2014 08:17 PM

The Decline of the Manual... But a Glimmer of Hope?
 
Very telling article on the quantity of manual transmissions out there.
The decline of manual transmissions in two graphs — and proof they're coming back

Particularly in this graph:
https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e...eenshot_81.jpg

Quote:

The numbers are the gears; the letters "L" and "A" are for automatics, with "L" standing for those with a lockup torque converter, the standard in most vehicles. The green section for "M" shows how modern five-speed manuals peaked around 1987 for cars at 25 percent and in 1990 for trucks at roughly 30 percent, before the great decline set in.
In 2011, a mere 311,618 manuals were produced. :(

The good news? By model year 2013, it was up to 452,232

redpoint5 10-08-2014 08:48 PM

I'm always interested in statistics and charts. Thanks for sharing.

I consider myself lucky to have one of the rare 6-speeds found in less than 6% of the TSXs sold... if only they would make the 6th gear tall like they made in the 5-speed automatic.

bhazard 10-08-2014 09:00 PM

Interesting that there were still 3-speed manuals available into what looks like the 90's...I wonder what trucks had that option?

H-Man 10-08-2014 09:22 PM

If I can swap a transaxle out of the 5th gen FWD corolla into my car, I'll have a 5th gear tall enough for me to do 2900 RPM at 75 MPH with 185/65/R15s. Manuals are going to die around the same time human driven cars do.

Frank Lee 10-08-2014 09:28 PM

40 years ago the '76 models were THE LAST CONVERTIBLES.

Oops. :rolleyes:

Cobb 10-09-2014 04:12 AM

Interesting..... and I was reading an article how Dodge made a mistake offering the dart with a manual and how they only sold 6 units. :eek:

fusion210 10-09-2014 05:30 AM

I taught my 16 and 14 year old nephews how to drive a manual in a school parking lot a couple years ago.

Later I asked them if they'd rather have an auto or manual and they both said auto, even though neither so much as stalled the car.

fusion210 10-09-2014 05:34 AM

Interestingly enough, my nieces are now 16 and 14, maybe they'll take over since women are taking over.

digital rules 10-09-2014 06:41 AM

Manuals don't stand a chance with young drivers now that smartphones are here. Playing with the phone is much more important than actually having to drive the car.

MetroMPG 10-09-2014 11:30 AM

Quote:

Interesting that there were still 3-speed manuals available into what looks like the 90's
Yeah, that's interesting. Ancient technology along with the 3-speed automatic slushers that the Metro/Suzukiclones had right up to 2001. Shame on them!

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Originally Posted by fusion210 (Post 449643)
I taught my 16 and 14 year old nephews how to drive a manual in a school parking lot a couple years ago.

I'm doing the same with my 16 year old nephew now. I'm not sure which transmission he likes more just yet. He seems to enjoy the challenge (he loves driving in general), but afterward he said very seriously: "I didn't realize how much more there was to think about to drive a standard."


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