First, I believe the percentage of two-pedal Vettes sold would have increased just because the new dual clutch transmission is better than the previous automatic trans.
Second, I can't imagine the C8 not having a manual transmission is alone causing many people to pass on this car.
Lastly, if Chevrolet is already pre-selling every C8 allocation; there literally is no business case except to make the manual trans an expensive enough option that makes it the average sale price high enough to warrant offering them.
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