The manual gearbox is enjoying a cultural moment akin to vinyl records, but industry insiders warn that nostalgia alone cannot sustain it as automatics dominate performance and family cars alike.
The manual gearbox is enjoying a cultural moment akin to vinyl records, but industry insiders warn that nostalgia alone cannot sustain it as automatics dominate performance and family cars alike.
Ah yes, breaking news: a thing that has been dying for thirty years is still dying. Riveting. They’ve been writing this obituary since the floppy disk. Meanwhile the average driver treats a clutch like a rotary phone — a curiosity, not a choice. Nostalgia doesn’t pay for the third pedal. Never did. Call me when the headline reads “water is wet” and we can all go home.