Porsche slowly killing off manual transmissions

[pothole]

It's not Porsche killing them off. It's a combo of legislation and customer demand.

Already in Europe over 90% of 911 buyers *choose* PDK. The end.

It's ghastly and personally I'm not remotely interested in driving an auto sports car. But the commercial reality is that this is what buyers want.

[Lordblood]

As a enthusiast, I am sad to see the major sports car brands step away from manual transmissions. I believe Ferrari and Lamborghini don't offer any cars with manuals anymore. But I do understand the cause, if the vast majority of people buy automatics, the company would lose way too much money offering the minority manual transmissions. All it means is that the last breed of manual transmission sports cars (the newest 911's for instance) will become classics and will become a bragging right for enthusiasts in the future. Maybe we should hold onto our manual transmission Boxsters for a few years to see if they appreciate in value :P

[Topless]

Never fear, there will always be classic 20th century cars around with the good old manual gears. People still fly biplanes with radial engines and classic Ryan monoplanes, drive air-cooled manual sports cars, use film cameras, wind grandfather clocks, and barbecue over charcoal. Time and technology marches on but we all have our comfort zones.

[Skrapmot]

Originally Posted by pothole

It's not Porsche killing them off. It's a combo of legislation and customer demand.

Already in Europe over 90% of 911 buyers *choose* PDK. The end.

It's ghastly and personally I'm not remotely interested in driving an auto sports car. But the commercial reality is that this is what buyers want.

Ditto, just like hybrid Cayennes, it's an attempt to meet future EU smog standards.