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Originally Posted by NW-99SS
This comes up in plenty of places. Everyone believes that no manufacturer would build a manual for a ME Corvette...
Yet R8 V10s and Gallardos had manuals.
The truth is, no manufacturer would produce one for what GM set their budget at.
My point is that the market is clearly there, and the example is shown to further discredit the manual is dying crowd - especially in expensive sports cars.
So GM projected 15% manual sales based on what I will say and stand behind as incorrect and very poor forecasting (again evidenced by total 911 and Corvette manual take rates hovering around 25+%). If they approached Tremec, etc with a budget for a manual based on 25% take rate instead of 15%, one could guess the budget allotment to be certainly higher, and perhaps change the decision outcome. It's all speculation and there is no going back.
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And honestly, one of the things that might keep me out of a Corvette. I am well aware GM does not care about me and my 1 Vette but that car (in a Vert) is approaching 718 Spyder territory and I can get that in a manual.
I know 2 different cars and the Vette is "faster", but for guys like me it is about the driving experience not the flat out speed. I can make my manual car faster but I cannot add a manual to a C8 Vette.