That is, when choosing a car, you may
prefer manual transmission cars because of their great ability to avoid automatic gear shifting necessary in city driving.
Not exact matches
«By all accounts, the
car enthusiast in me should
prefer our red
manual -
transmission V - 6 coupe to the beige CVT four - cylinder sedan,» Capparella begins.
Many
cars at the «affordable» end of the market have a
manual gearbox as standard, while many enthusiasts
prefer this type of
transmission even when buying an expensive sports
car.
Most small
cars come with traditional four -, five - or now more commonly, six - speed automatic
transmissions, although you can find
manual gearboxes, if you are more of a do - it - yourselfer who
prefers a more engaging driving experience.
The test
car came with a six - speed
manual transmission, which will probably be
preferred by performance enthusiasts wishing to extract maximum performance from the Z28.
Toyota engineers retuned the
car's suspension as well, and purists who
prefer the standard
manual transmission get both a bump in output — to 205 horsepower and 156 lb. - ft.
While we are glad we got to test the R tronic
transmission, for everyday driving we would much
prefer the six - speed
manual, which should generally make the
car more controllable.
(I'm also one of the tiny minority of people who would
prefer all
cars to at least be available with a
manual transmission... but for vehicles in this class, I know that will never happen)
Popular in the 1950s and 1960s,
manual transmissions appear to be fading out as drivers
prefer to buy
cars with automatic
transmissions, according to a University of Michigan survey.
Another reason why a Driving School would
prefer using a
manual transmission rather than automatic is because it lessens their
car's wear and tear especially on essential parts like the brakes.
When deciding between a stick shift and an automatic
car, most Driving School companies would
prefer the former than the latter as there are several benefits and advantages of a
manual transmission.