
Originally Posted by
gwapster
And btw, the future of cars is autonomy. And we're getting there. Modern tech that pave the way, such as radar-based adaptive cruise control, wont be the "norm" without eventually getting rid of stickshift manual.
This thread started back in 2007. Back then M/T was king of practicality. But fast forward to today, it is near retirement. Engines today are way more high tech and fuel efficient compared to back then. So M/T can be retired without being sorely missed. Haha.
(And who knows, if future cars become all electric, then there will no longer be transmissions to talk about)