[Perfectlap]

I think people need to read a little more carefully. It sounds to me like he's trying to let everyone know that he thinks driving a stick shift is becoming a dying art in an era of PASM and all the other driver-error reducing gadgetry.
I think you can't even buy a Ferrari 360 Modena without paddle shifters(evil) without having to pay extra for a good old 6 six speed gated shifter.

As far as sportscars go (is that one word or two??) there will always be stick shifts. A steering wheel, three pedals, and stick shift: the pure sportscar experience. And hopefully one day Porsche will start buying them s2000 gear boxes from Honda.
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