Sentences with phrase «demise of the manual transmission»

Much noise has been made about the demise of the manual transmission.

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I'm a huge fan of hydraulic steering and I find it's demise in current auto applications to be on a par with the loss of the manual transmission.

And the Hobson's Choice in transmissions when it comes to sport sedans like the BMW M5, Mercedes - Benz E63 AMG and Jaguar XFR - S and, oh yeah, cars - that - really - should - have - manuals like the Audi R8 and Nissan GT - R and Porsche 918 and every single Lamborghini and Ferrari, for instance, hasn't stopped us from enjoying what is clearly the gruesome, dual - clutched demise of Western automotive civilization.