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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
Folks talk about weight all the time. It's difficult to build a sub 3k car with all the electric creature comforts most have become accustomed to and the safety kit that is mandated in modern highway safety times.also keep in mind that US vs EU have different regs.
I've seen some evidence that the US parts are heavier, despite the US having weaker rules. That's another discussion.
There's a push for 0-60 times and huge HP, necessitating longer and heavier cars to out the power down. Another discussion...
Then the manuals are fading away without development of the tech. Where is my rev matching manual? Why don't we have ultra smooth and fast clutches and gear levers? There was talk about adapting some of the clutch and gear transfer tech from the DCT to help speed up MT shifting and work, saw some progress in articles and then it never went anywhere. Manuals haven't gotten much if any love in the last 15y as opposed to massive advancement in auto. Self fulfilling prophecy.
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Huh? Many manual transmissions do have rev matching now (my f80 m3 for example) and how can you make a manual clutch or shift lever faster? The whole point of it is that you, the human, control the shift and determine how fast it will be.