Auto vs Manual

[fionic]

oh you :lol: huh?

http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/ford/mustang/specs#features

http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/bentley/continental-gt/specs#features

here you go

not sure how those help your argument

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[Grandmarshal]

Are you saying a mustang is a sports car? because if you are. You are way off.

what do you think "GT" stands for? lol

Mustangs are grand touring muscle cars.

Maybe i'm wrong, looking forward to your reply

 

[Lowrider]

if i was given a choice of an automatic lambo/ferrari or a cheap manual car (mustang, civic, camaro, etc...). Id choose the manual in a heartbeat lol.

:doh:

 

[Enoch]

Mustangs are Grand Touring cars, not a sport car. More in the lines of a Bentley continental.

I agree that they're a GT rather than a sports car.....I'm not sure I'd class them along with a Bentley...but they certainly ain't a sports car in the true sense of the word..

This is a sports car..

 

[Poppacapp]

Are you saying a mustang is a sports car? because if you are. You are way off.

what do you think "GT" stands for? lol

Mustangs are grand touring muscle cars.

Maybe i'm wrong, looking forward to your reply

It's a PONY car.... not a sports car, or Gran touring car. ;)

 

[Stormtrooper5.0]

:doh:

I know, stupid right? But seriously automatic driving doesn't give me any type of driving enjoyment at all. That is why I would take the cheap manual car over the expensive automatic one.
Call me weird but manual transmission makes driving a much more enjoyable experience.

 

[Formula]

If you don't want the performance pack, and you like to wear women's underwear, get the automatic.

 

[MikeyV]

Semantincs..meh.

A 2-door car with a 450 hp V8 is a sports car... you can call it what you want.

 

[Charles147]

I know, stupid right? But seriously automatic driving doesn't give me any type of driving enjoyment at all. That is why I would take the cheap manual car over the expensive automatic one.
Call me weird but manual transmission makes driving a much more enjoyable experience.

Driving a 6 figured exotic vehicle should provide plenty of enjoyment in more ways then one. ;)

 

[Norm Peterson]

Semantincs..meh.

A 2-door car with a 450 hp V8 is a sports car... you can call it what you want.

According to your definition, Dodge's Charger would be a sports car. But trust me, a 'sports car' is the one thing it ISN'T.

Semantics? I'm afraid that you've fallen in with those who would like to redefine the term 'sports car', perhaps because they think that the generations before them didn't know very much about anything.

Driving a 6 figured exotic vehicle should provide plenty of enjoyment in more ways then one. ;)

When something as integral to the driving experience as having to physically shift gears yourself is removed, it might as well be a $6figure luxury car. I'll give you that a paddle-shifted exotic will turn incrementally quicker lap times on a road course, which becomes irrelevant and video-game-ish in street driving. I've (very briefly) driven three such cars . . .

if i was given a choice of an automatic lambo/ferrari or a cheap manual car (mustang, civic, camaro, etc...). Id choose the manual in a heartbeat lol.

Something like that . . . I usually phrase it without any car make or model references as an every-time choice to drive a 15 second MT car rather than a 12 second (or quicker) AT car.


Norm

 

[aerodyn]

I don't mind automatics, but manuals are more fun, and I figure they'll be basically extinct in about ten years, so I might as well enjoy it (and the V8) while I can.

I have the rest of my life to drive hybrids, automatics, and four-cylinders (assuming humans are still allowed to drive anything at all, that is).

However, if Ford were to announce a twin-turbo Ecoboost V6 with a double-clutch automatic transmission, I think I'd be on board with that...

 

[dcasandman]

We'll I guess my man card is revoked because I just got done purchasing a GT Premium with CS Package Auto Transmission.

 

[BBB]

We'll I guess my man card is revoked because I just got done purchasing a GT Premium with CS Package Auto Transmission.

Looks like you also wear spandex so add that to your list

 

[Stormtrooper5.0]

I don't mind automatics, but manuals are more fun, and I figure they'll be basically extinct in about ten years, so I might as well enjoy it (and the V8) while I can.

I have the rest of my life to drive hybrids, automatics, and four-cylinders (assuming humans are still allowed to drive anything at all, that is).

However, if Ford were to announce a twin-turbo Ecoboost V6 with a double-clutch automatic transmission, I think I'd be on board with that...

Manuals will be extinct.....in America. in most other parts of the world, cars are still manual. I was watching a video in which the dude said that 95% of Americans cannot drive a manual yet 95% of Europeans can. Pretty shocking.

I have no issues with people driving automatic…I used to drive automatic. But the difference between manual and auto is really day and night, I actually drive better with manual and am less distracted. I cannot tell you how angry I get when I see 16 year old girls driving 80mph on the freeway while texting. If anything, I believe that license tests should be conducted in manual transmission at least. Why? The answer is simple…driving shouldn’t be easy. If you cannot develop the skill, timing, coordination, focus to drive a manual transmission, then you have no business driving an easier transmission, you just become a risk on the road.

Sorry for the rant, I just have a lot of anger towards those who put others at risk on the road.

 

[Chameleon]

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