X2 Lol. But hey now, The new GM has turned things around. Just not far enough. That new SS is a good car. Yet once again they don't want us to have control over our own cars by not having a Manual option. And the Manual Automatic is NOT gonna cut it, even if it is a 6 speed. The automatic lovers are gonna love that transmission though.
X2 Lol. But hey now, The new GM has turned things around. Just not far enough. That new SS is a good car. Yet once again they don't want us to have control over our own cars by not having a Manual option. And the Manual Automatic is NOT gonna cut it, even if it is a 6 speed. The automatic lovers are gonna love that transmission though.
Is it worth GMs while to offer a manual option?. I see two interconnected problems;
How many buyers would opt for stick shift?
Does GM have a manual transmission suitable for the SS?
It comes down to cost, both because the assembly lines will have to be modified, and developing a suitable transmission. GM would have to be sure of selling enough cars to make the option worthwhile.
In the '60s GM used FORD manual transmissions to go behind their big muscle engines as they didn't have one of their own that could handle the torque and hp.
Are they in the same position now, or could it be a stick option wouldn't sell in sufficient quantities to be viable?.
It's a free market, there are other makes available that DO have a stick option. It seems Americans as a whole show tremendous brand loyalty, much more so than over here anyway. Sadly I think the American auto industry used that loyalty to sell cars that were lagging behind the imports in many ways. Now they have the Herculean task of getting their customers back, many of whom are now loyal to their new brands.
Yes they have one for the job. The SS is a updated Pontiac G8 which came with a 6 speed. The option probably will return. A performance car should always have that option.
The 2014 Corvette is available with a 6 speed manual. I'd assume if they can make one for their flagship performance car, they could make one to stand up to milder performance cars as well.
One thing I think that hurts GM is there design of there new modern muscle cars or any of there cars. Some of the cars have a nice design and some don't. personally the Camaro should look like a exact replica of the original models: ( I think that would boost sales even more).The gto that came out were the world worst for as body style but they had good performance . GM is to worried about there flagship car instead of the other performance car that is one reason the grand national was shut down in the late 80s because it was little faster than the vette. What ashame!
The 2014 Corvette is available with a 6 speed manual. I'd assume if they can make one for their flagship performance car, they could make one to stand up to milder performance cars as well.
True, but the profit margin on their high-priced flagship performance car makes it more economically feasible to offer it there.
Offering the same on a much less expensive car is a bit trickier, in terms of trying to maintain profit.
Or, in the words of a Ford designer, when talking abut coming out with the retro-Mustang in the mid-2000s... (and I'm sure I'm getting it a little wrong, but..) "We could very easily have built a car like this for $80,000. Far more difficult was building it for under $30,000."
The 78-80 Elderado's did use the Olds 350 with TBI. The problem was computers were not very "smart" as they are today. When flat punched, it sits there and thinks about it and then goes, but does not burn the tires. I personally worked on one and did drive it. The computer command control computer worked much better. Even F bodies got TBI on their engines. I offend wondered why the "W30" option on the 78-79 Cutlass's with the 350 Olds was allowed. It got a 3 speed transmission as well. Why couldn't this combo work with a proper 4 speed OD trans?
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