the i dont care about politics anymore thread

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Automatics outperform manuals now, both on the street and on the track.

That wasn't the case until recently so you needed a manual if you wanted performance.

Torqueflight..

Your statement about performance shows a bias and I think you have forgotten the man.

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Mblake1981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Torqueflight..

Your statement about performance shows a bias and I think you have forgotten the man.

It's not a bias. The fact is stick shifts don't sell anymore and the C8's automatic transmission performs better.

https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/...-transmission/

https://www.motor1.com/news/407219/g...nual-corvette/

[Encroaching Death]

Guys, this is a political thread.

Which car is Republican?

Which car is Democrat?

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not a bias. The fact is stick shifts don't sell anymore and the C8's automatic transmission performs better.

https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/...-transmission/

https://www.motor1.com/news/407219/g...nual-corvette/

The fact is manufacturers removed them as automatics became standard because you have to learn them. They also have promises for an all EV future, EV's do not have manual transmissions so it wouldn't make any sense to have them.

[Danth]

Driving a Ford F600 flatbed and some sort of old Peterbilt cured me of any desire to ever shift gears the old-fashioned way unless I have no choice. Hated every second of driving those heaps.

As for electrics, the attempts to gradually defacto mandate them is effectively an assult on rural America. They suck for long distances, and suck even worse in the cold. Performance cars are probably a good use for that type of technology, electric motor torque curves being what they are.

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by Danth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Performance cars are probably a good use for that type of technology, electric motor torque curves being what they are.

Who would go out to watch an all-EV drag race once that becomes standard.. will they even have those, I mean.. why right?

[Encroaching Death]

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[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Mblake1981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Who would go out to watch an all-EV drag race once that becomes standard.. will they even have those, I mean.. why right?

out of curiosoity, is it the like combustion that makes those cool? Or the speed, engineering, and control of the driver?

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Mblake1981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The fact is manufacturers removed them as automatics became standard because you have to learn them. They also have promises for an all EV future, EV's do not have manual transmissions so it wouldn't make any sense to have them.

Stick shifts are relics. It's like the really old column stick shifts. Remember those? They don't exist anymore because floor-mounted sticks were better. Now it's automatics.

I don't even care anymore. I used to but I switched to luxury cars. I want my comfort now that I'm older lol.

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

out of curiosoity, is it the like combustion that makes those cool? Or the speed, engineering, and control of the driver?

Combustion is a part, sure. The sounds, the smells. mm hmm

Speed, engineering and control of the driver are all factors also, as well as the drama, intensity, bad luck, parts breaking.

The roots of American motorsports begins with depression-era kids who went down to the local junkyards and purchased junk model Fords. They stripped them down and added what speed parts were they could.

It was something for poor folks to do, because you only had radio. No TV, no Internets. It also became part of American culture. In fact, the salt flats were just guys going out to remote areas to get away from the cops.