-ZS-Carpenter

ARCTIC_EAGLE
Only on expensive cars, everyday cars have autos/auto manuals that are designed for economy and sit in the highest gear. Even if you take control of them the response time sucks, I'd rather be able to control it not have the car do it.

That's how it always starts. Once upon a time only the rich could have power steering, then a few decades later it was power windows and A/C. Now unless you buy a stripped down base model you get all that and more.
 
Every car leaning towards the performance side(not talking about the wives mini van here) will be switching to an auto with tiptronic mode or a true floppy paddle dual clutch with in the next 10 years. All of them. It started only on high end exotics(after being proven in race cars) then made its way to german and japan and is now on its way to the states in the new corvette
 
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/1408_2015_chevrolet_corvette_stingray_eight_speed_automatic_first_drive/
 
I will even use GM's own advertising mag to show the proof. In a couple years this trans will end up in the camaro and ford will follow along and have one in the mustang and im sure fiat will have one too. They will be the fastest option, the most reliable option and fewer and fewer manuals will be sold until it is not worth it from a cost standpoint for the manufacturers to offer them any longer.

wrinvert

 

Baltothewolf
I love my Insight because it's manual. Whenever I get into the Stang, I always go for the clutch lolz. It is nice to have an auto once in a while, but I don't like the efficiency losses with auto vs manual.

RikkiTorment
I am a purist, I love having a standard transmission.  However when you really start to bump horsepower for dragracing or are looking for consistent times, the automatic will more than likely make a quicker lap...  But they'll never trump the fun factor! ;)

knightsilver

 
5:10
 
Try that with an autotrans....
 
 

wrinvert

kram36

RainStryke
Not really sure why you would want a automatic to race a car or run it on a performance basis... For every day vehicles where people might be looking for a more comfortable ride, you will definitely want a CVT transmission.

Because they are actually faster.

blacksapphire08
I have passed on some newer cars because they were not offered with a manual. As for CVTs they're nowhere near as efficient as claimed. A lot of people say that they dont get the gas mileage they're supposed to with a CVT. I have also experienced that driving my mother's Nissan Altima. Also the lack of gear shifts is pretty disturbing.

moose517
I actually am still in debate with myself for when I get my camaro. I'm thinking I'm just going to get the auto even though there is that loss but at least I have the option for manual if I want it. Mine will be a daily driver and as such not am I always going to want to fuss with manual. That said I'm keeping my current car as well which is auto so I'm covered for a daily driver if I want so a manual only car might be more appealing. Idk yet lol

NazcaC2
We have a 2013 Honda Accord EX-L sedan and it has a CVT.  Personally, it's a blast to drive and is commended as being the best CVT design in the business by the professional reviewers.  I don't think it's weird at all.  I love how smooth it is.  Nissan's CVT have been said to have the rubber banding feeling, something that Honda does not have.

RushXTC
It also depends on where you live though. I don't think I could daily a manual in Los Angeles. I love WOT and when you need to brake every minute... ugh... downshifting.