Saki GT

Behold, the last of the sport sedans with a manual, courtesy of Genesis - https://jalopnik.com/genesis-gave-th...ugh-1834844684



I don't get why automakers don't treat manuals as a premium option yet, given that they are really an add-on for a small set of the buying public, but from what I've read and watched, the smaller engine with the stick is a blast to drive. It's by all accounts a great car - would you pick one up over its competition just to have that third pedal?

rwheelz

Nuts. Put the manual in the turbocharged 6-cylinder trim level car not the four banger. That would be attractive if it could be easily modified.

vader1

Yeah I am not interested in the base car. It was just featured in the comparo of the new 330i, Model 3 and this car. It beat the three series and has a decent interior but the engine sounds like it is not that great. I think a lot of what holds it back though might be the weight of the car. It sounds kind of heavy.

I'd rather get a 2 series with a stick because either the 230i or the 240i are supposed to be great to drive, and just deal with the lack of four doors. But it just me the wife and the dog, so that makes it pretty easy.

TheDonEffect

Hmm interesting situation when the stick becomes a cost options and not vice versa. Makes sense though, mechanical and hand wound watches cost much more than their digital counterparts.

darcyw

yes I would...all ****in' day long.

I'm willing to pay MORE for a manual. Every car we have has 3 pedals- we're manual snobs- civic, s2000, GTX, outback- all manual shift.
darcy

white98ls

I'd pay more for a manual in pretty much any car, and I bet the types of people who buy a manual would also, by and large. I don't even consider most cars that don't have a manual option, and all you have to do is see how much of a premium manual versions of recent performance cars sell for (Pontiac G8, 2nd-gen CTS-V, MKIV Supra all the way up to manual Ferraris/Lambos).

Even for plain-Jane Accords, I've heard you basically have to special order them and wait because they're so hard to find on dealer lots. The people who are willing to go through that just to shift themselves would also likely be willing to pay a bit more.

vader1

What he said.


I would pay more for a manual, I just would not buy the G70 as my first choice just because it is a manual when I like other cars more.

rob-2

I'd pay more, and like to see it on top level trim cars too!

mosesbotbol

I'd pay more for a manual option, but I don't think it makes business sense to offer it on most cars. Manufacturers know their new car consumer and market. It's understandable why Porsche, Aston, and Lotus offer manual, but Ferrari, McLaren, and Lamborghini do not.

white98ls

Even when manual F430s, 599s, Murcielagos and Gallardos sell for tens of thousands more? Granted the newer paddle-shift transmissions suck less than those old ones, but I don't think that's the biggest reason.