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Originally Posted by Robert
That's not the point. The point is personal enjoyment and interaction with the vehicle. Porsche still offers manual. So does Audi. Only reason they would stop is if it's no longer profitable. Ferrari is a small niche producer, it may be cost inefficient to maintain both drive train. Why is arithmetics still taught in k-12 when there's calculator.
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I agree. I hope traditional manuals continue to be offered, but I think that manufacturers' long term goals may be to offer one "best-of-both-worlds" transmission in the form of DCTs. Offering only one transmission would definitely reduce production costs, but I wonder what the long term reliability of a DCT will be like.