I keep humming "Everybody Knows" for no reason while my automatic transmission brothers crawl through 20 intersections just to go 200 meters in morning traffic. What are they really losing? I think it's not just that "control" feeling when the pedal replaces the clutch, but also the "pulse control" needed for the engine to hit peak performance. To you, is a manual just nostalgia, or does it actually give you better performance and fuel efficiency? Which would you choose?
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I'm one of those who love manuals, especially back in the day when you were playing with the clutch in those old‑school V6 Lancer Evolutions and the car would just throw its foot number out—priceless, bro. In my opinion the performance side is a whole different story; when you shift gears according to the engine revs and get the torque into its most efficient band, you get serious gains in both fuel economy and acceleration. Automatics are decent these days, sure, but I’ve personally experienced that their one‑second lag when you floor it, whereas with a manual you can intervene with the clutch and shave about 0.2 seconds off the 0‑100 time. Fuel‑efficiency differences of up to 10 % can show up on old‑school manual‑injected engines, especially if you’re not doing stop‑and‑go traffic. The “control feel” thing isn’t a coincidence either; when you tweak the engine brake with the foot brake you can optimise grip and take corners with confidence, something automatics tend to be a bit lazy about.