In my younger years, I always preferred cars and trucks with manual transmissions. I learned to drive on a manual transmission, and always liked them; in a car, such as the ’65 Mustang I had for a while, there was nothing more fun that opening up the four-barrel on that 289, smoking off a line, and slamming through the gears. In a 4×4 truck, I always preferred a manual when off-roading, as it made it easier to ensure your motor was in its best power-band, keeping the RPMs right where you wanted them while climbing up a steep trail or fording a creek.
Manual transmissions have pretty much disappeared from American cars nowadays. But, in an interesting move, Ford Motors – my brand of choice – is bringing them back.
Ford has just filed a patent to bring back a classic driving experience – but only 18 percent of Americans would know how to use it.
The automaker has submitted paperwork to bring stick shifts to electric vehicles.
Manual transmissions have all but vanished from the American new car market. Last year, less than 1 percent of new vehicles sold in the U.S. had manual gearboxes.
In 1990, that figure sat between 25 and 30 percent.
The patent application, published on March 20, outlines a system designed to replicate the tactile experience of shifting through gears – even though there are no actual gears to shift. […]
— Read More: redstate.com
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