BMW Stick shift future "not bright"..Porsche next?
07-06-2015, 02:02 PM
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BMW Stick shift future "not bright"..Porsche next?
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...ars-not-bright
The comments by the new BMW M boss suggest we are close to the end.
Yes, of course am aware of the GT4 manual, but in the end, the accountants will have something to say if demand falls below a certain level.
Long ago we saw the end of Mercedes manuals, then early SMG stuff at BMW, the paddle shifts at Ferrari and so on. So, it seems to me that the combination of regulations for furl efficiency and the next generation of drivers may be less eager to go manual may kill the stick at Porsche too.
After all, there are essentially no competition three-pedal cars, not in rallying, F1, DTM, Le Mans etc, so no role models of racing drivers to emulate. There is no performance advantage.
Thus, the market is just people who want to row their own, ( (i enjoy and own a shift BTW)…
I do think it is likely my last shift though.
The comments by the new BMW M boss suggest we are close to the end.
Yes, of course am aware of the GT4 manual, but in the end, the accountants will have something to say if demand falls below a certain level.
Long ago we saw the end of Mercedes manuals, then early SMG stuff at BMW, the paddle shifts at Ferrari and so on. So, it seems to me that the combination of regulations for furl efficiency and the next generation of drivers may be less eager to go manual may kill the stick at Porsche too.
After all, there are essentially no competition three-pedal cars, not in rallying, F1, DTM, Le Mans etc, so no role models of racing drivers to emulate. There is no performance advantage.
Thus, the market is just people who want to row their own, ( (i enjoy and own a shift BTW)…
I do think it is likely my last shift though.
