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minus-square@UsernameblankfacelinkEnglish9•17 days agoOk, so they’re performance focused. Who is making cars that are built for the most engaging driving experience? Are those “drive a slow car fast” type cars all already built?
minus-square@propofoollinkEnglish9•17 days agoPorsche continues to sell manuals, but alas did do away with it on the upcoming Carrera 992.2 and gts. They have a 40% overall manual sales per this: https://www.motor1.com/news/705017/manual-transmission-sales-2023/ Bmw and others do have high individual model manual take rates (bmw m2/ct5 blackwing e.g. at 60/50% respectively.) But they’ll always be the less performance option, though more “engagement”.
minus-square@UsernameblankfacelinkEnglish5•17 days agoThere is definitely a market for cars that take a loss in performance to give a boost in engagement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-217 days agoI love my GR86, it’s a fantastic car! It’s the only car I’ve ever enjoyed as much as my wife’s Miata, and I fit more comfortably into it too.
Ok, so they’re performance focused. Who is making cars that are built for the most engaging driving experience? Are those “drive a slow car fast” type cars all already built?
Mazda.
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I want my next car to be a Miata.
Porsche continues to sell manuals, but alas did do away with it on the upcoming Carrera 992.2 and gts. They have a 40% overall manual sales per this: https://www.motor1.com/news/705017/manual-transmission-sales-2023/
Bmw and others do have high individual model manual take rates (bmw m2/ct5 blackwing e.g. at 60/50% respectively.)
But they’ll always be the less performance option, though more “engagement”.
There is definitely a market for cars that take a loss in performance to give a boost in engagement.
I love my GR86, it’s a fantastic car! It’s the only car I’ve ever enjoyed as much as my wife’s Miata, and I fit more comfortably into it too.
Caterham