And where are you from? And how old? Not “do you” but just if you know how.

I’m in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

    • Pixel of Life
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      10 months ago

      Modern, high end race cars are automatics.

      No, they’re sequential manuals*. Unless you’re talking about drag racing, where automatics are common.

      *Edit: Or they can also be sequential semi-automatics if you want to be extra pedantic. But personally I’d classify a transmission based on whether the driver has to select the desired gear, or if the computer selects the appropriate gear without driver input, because that’s the thing that matters in the end.

      • coyotino [he/him]
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        110 months ago

        Okay that makes some sense to me.

        Follow-up question: why don’t modern commuter cars use the paddle shifters? Why keep the cumbersome clutch-and-stick system?