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Originally Posted by Big Lebowski
I was at a Cadillac dealer last week, and the Blackwing came up. He said the pre-orders were sold out immediately. Time will tell what percentage are manual, but I remember some buzz on the Corvette Forum about it... its the $84k base sticker for a GM performance sedan that gives me pause. 
Once the capability to "build one" goes up online, I guess we will know how much extra a manual would cost in a GM car moving forward. 
It was not quoted as a declining or forecasted take rate. Tadge quoted it as THE C7 Corvette manual transmission take rate. That's the issue, as it was misleading to the overall C7 Corvette manual transmission actual interest and as NW-99SS has said many in the media , the Corvette Forum and now here have quoted that as THE percentage of C7 manuals. |
Those who wish for the demise of the manual - which lies in stark contrast to those who want a manual but are happy that a DCT is offered - will be interesting to watch when the data of the Blackwing transmission take rates reveals itself. I'm not expecting a huge surge in manuals, but I do expect around 30-35% - the same as the C7 Z cars have shown.