are stick shift cars still made?
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Manual transmissions have been disappearing for some time now: Each year, fewer cars offer a stick shift as an option. There are just over 40 models in the U.S. that are still available with a manual transmission. ... However, a few cars only offer a manual gearbox on select trims or performance versions.
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Mustang Automatic Transmissions In 2014, only 10% of cars made in North America had a manual transmission, down from 35% in 1980. ... And with the proper shift points and transmission tuning, these cars are blowing stick cars out of the water!
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A manual transmission is also known as a stick-shift, and that says it all — the driver literally uses a stick to change gears. ... Learning how to drive a stick shift takes a little bit of time, but it's rewarding and much simpler than it sounds.
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In the world of Mercedes-Benz, for instance, you can only get a stick shift in the base-level SLK250 roadster. ... Finally, Cadillac's sole manual transmission is offered in the ATS, while Buick only offers a stick shift in front-wheel-drive versions of its sporty Regal GS.
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A manual transmission is also known as a stick-shift, and that says it all — the driver literally uses a stick to change gears. ... Driving a stick, you feel a connection to your car that is difficult to reproduce with an automatic transmission.
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The Honda Civic Type R and Civic Si are two of the last cars sold in the U.S. that only come equipped with a manual transmission. ... There aren't many manual-only cars left in North America that are only offered by automakers with a manual gearbox and no automatic option.
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In Europe and Japan, for example, more than 80 percent of cars sold have manual transmissions. Still, automatic vehicles are becoming more and more ubiquitous in the U.S. Just 30 years ago, 71 percent of vehicles on American roads had automatic transmissions, and today it's more than 96 percent.
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Sadly, it's not. In Singapore, import of cars older than 3 years is illegal. The last production GT-R was in 2002, that being the VSpec II Nur. Nismo did come up with 20 hand built Z-Tune R34 GT-R in 2004 but those 20 cars were not new production cars.
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The Nissan Juke is Being Discontinued! ... According to Forbes, the car "proved to be too costly and eccentric-looking to maintain decent sales volume", which has caused Nissan to decide to end production of the subcompact crossover.
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All of the trucks are automatic, so no shifting or clutch. Acceleration (loaded) can be minimul, so you have to allow a lot of room.
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There is no clutch pedal in an automatic transmission car. ... There is no gear shift in an automatic transmission car. Once you put the transmission into drive, everything else is automatic.
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Lamborghini ditches stick shift. That's right: Lamborghini is dropping manual transmissions from all future models and instead focusing on their new fully automated transmission. ... Well, according to Lamborghini only 1-2% of their buyers actually want a manual transmission.
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If the question is whether an engine from an automatic car can be transferred into a manual vehicle, retaining the manual transmission, then the answer is 100% yes. ... The full swop from manual to automatic is easy on vehicles made up to the early 90's, but modern vehic...
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No they are not. The CVT Xtronic transmissions are being used in almost all Nissan cars for a number of years now and they are fine, in reality much better than autos I have driven. Nissan has been using CVTs in their cars much longer than that.
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Gone are the traditional left hand clutch, right hand front brake and left foot shift levers. Instead, the transmission is automatic and braking to all three wheels is done through a single, right foot brake pedal, just like in a car.
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In India the manual gear stick shift model cars are cheaper than the automatic versions of the same model cars. ... The main advantage of an automatic car is the driving comfort. An automatic car does not have a clutch pedal.
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In fact, shift times are much faster in a paddle shift car than you could ever do with a manual. Modern paddle shift cars are very responsive, so the lack of a clutch pedal doesn't really take away from the experience.