Arepolicecarsmanualorautomaticaustralia
Areaustralianpolicecarsautomaticormanual.Arepolicecarsmanualorautomaticuk.Arepolicecarsautomaticormanual.Arepolicecarsautomatic.
Asautomaticcarsbecomefaster,moreefficientandeasiertosellthantheirmanualcounterparts,isittimetoditchthegearboxchallenge?Thosewhoknowwaybackwillrememberatimewhendrivingwasdifficultandvaguelyfrustrating:nopowersteering,noairconditioning,andyouhadtostrugglewiththegearleverandpreciselybalancethe
clutchpedaltogetthedesiredprogress.Nowadays,electronicaidsandcomputersmakedrivingmucheasier,especiallywhenshiftinggears.Ascarshavebecomemoretechnological,manydriversonourroadshaveneverdrivenacarwithamanualtransmission.AccordingtotheFederalChamberofAutomotiveIndustry,ofthemorethanamillion
newvehiclessoldlastyear,only5.5%(56,041)wereequippedwithamanualtransmission.So,aremanualcarsadeadtechnology,andshouldfuturegenerationslearntodrivethem?Fasterandsmarter,Earlycarswereconsideredhigh-tech,butnothigh-performance.Havingacarcustomizedwasaluxury,butthecarswerelargelylefttoluxury
techniciansuntiltheybecamemainstreammodels.Thecarswerenotoriousforcuttinghorsepowerandefficiency,whichlimitedtheirappeal.That'swhyearlyautomatictransmissionsrarelytouchedhigh-performancecars.Butthathaschangedthankstotechnology.Today'sautomatictransmissionshaveadvancedcomputercontrolsthatshiftgears
muchfasterthananyhumancould.Buyingamanualtransmissioninthepasttogetmoregears,todayacarusuallyhasmore,insomecasesupto10.Therewasatimewhenmanualtransmissionsofferedperformancecomparedtoautomatics.Amanualwouldalsoburnlessfuel,increasingitsappeal.Nowadays,itistheotherwayaroundwithboth.
WhilethePorscheisanexception,manysportscarsthesedaysdon'tbothertoofferamanualtransmission.
BuyaLamborghini,FerrariorMcLarenandthereareonlytwopedalsbecausethecarsaremuchfaster.
Manualoptionsforsomemoreb'Ascarswithautomatictransmissionsbecomefaster,moreefficientandeasiertoresellthantheirmanualtransmissioncounterparts,isn'tittimetoshiftgears?Thosewhocanlookbackrememberatimewhendrivingwascomplicatedandvaguelydifficult:nopowersteering,noairconditioning,andyouhadtofiddle
withthegearleverandbalancetheclutchpedalpreciselytogetthedesiredforwardthrust.Nowadays,electronicaidsandcomputersmakedrivingconsiderablyeasier,especiallywhenchanginggears.Asautomobileshavebecomemoretechnologicallysavvy,manydriversneverdrivemanualtransmissioncarsonourroads.
AccordingtotheFederalChamberoftheAutomotiveIndustry,ofmorethanonemillionnewcarssoldlastyear,only5.5percent(56,041)wereequippedwithamanualtransmission.Soarestickshiftcarsadeadtechnologyandshouldthenextgenerationlearntodrivethem?FasterandsmarterEarlycarswereconsideredhighlytechnologicalbut
inefficient.Itwasaluxurytoletthecarrunitself,butthecarsmostlyremainedinthehandsofluxurycarownersuntiltheybecamemainstreammodels.Carsarenotoriousforreducingtheirpowerandefficiency,whichlimitstheirattractiveness.Thisiswhyearlyautomatictransmissionsrarelyaffectedperformancecars.
However,thesituation\xe2\x80\x99haschangedthankstotechnology.Modernautomatictransmissionsfeatureadvancedcomputercontrolsthatshiftgearsmuchfasterthananyhuman.Buyingamanualtransmissionusedtogiveyoumoregears,nowacarusuallyhasmore,insomecasesupto10.Therewasatimewhenamanualtransmission
offeredperformanceadvantagesoveranautomatic.Amanualtransmissionwillalsouselessfuel,whichwillmakeitmoreattractive.Nowadays,inbothcases,everythingisreversed.AlthoughPorscheisanexception,manysportscarownermanualsthesedaysdonotofferit.
YougotoaLamborghini,FerrariorMcLarenshopandthereareonlytwopedals,andthat'sbecausethecarsaresomuchfaster.Managementthatwedon'thaveanyhereanymorebecausepeoplejustdon'tbuythem.Andersonsaidonly3%ofallcarssoldinAustraliawerestickcars,leadingtoaslowdeathofstickcars.HesaidtheKiaCeratocame
withabasicmanualtransmissionoption,butsalesfigureswerelow.Notonlydidhenothavethemoneytocontinuewearingthem,butitalsoaffectedhisANCAPsafetyscoreashecouldnotcombinesomesafetymeasureswiththemanual.“Therearemanyfeatures,suchasstop-and-goandcruisecontrol,which,becausethereisnomechanismto
depresstheclutch,makeitimpossibletobringthecartoasafestopwithoutstoppingit.”Toyotahasdoneawaywiththemanualoption.fortheCamryaboutadecadeago,andtheCorollacurrentlyonlycomeswithautomatictransmissions,aToyotaspokesmanconfirmed.Lessthan5%ofToyotassoldwereequippedwithmanualtransmissions,which
iswhyToyotadealershipsstoppedimportingmanualsforsomeoftheircheapercars.“Sotherewasnowaytobringthembacktothecountry.Toyotaisrespondingtomarkettrends,”thespokesmansaid.Performancecarsoftenoffermanualoptionsforcarenthusiasts,butthesewillcostmore.(Unsplash:WhyKei)Forcarenthusiasts,however,the
PerformancemodelsliketheToyotaGRYarisareofferedonlywithmanualtransmissions,discouragingcustomers.Thebasemodelcosts$49,500.Fordhasseenstrongsalesofsomeoptionalmanualtransmissions.Ford'sshareofmanualtransmissionoptionsis29percent.
fortheMustangand33%fortheFocusST,butit'slessthan4.6%fortheRanger.TheFordFiestaSTisonlyavailablewithamanualtransmission."Wehaven'tphasedoutmanualtransmissionsfromanyvehiclerecently,butwecertainlyseealong-termtrendinthemarkettowardsautomatictransmissionsforthecomfortandconveniencetheyoffer,”
saidBenNightingale.fromFord.“Manualtransmissionvehiclesnowhavemoreofafocusonperformancevehicles.”FindtheyourlocationformorelocalABCListnewsandinformationtherewasnochoicebuttolearntodriveamanualtransmission.Wenowliveinthecity,butweregularlyspendtimeonthefamilyfarmand,Iamhappy,mytwosons
havealsolearnedtodrivemechanicalvehicles.Theywillprobablydriveinautomaticmodeformostoftheirlife,butcanatleastswitchtomanualmodeifnecessary.Kylie:Iboughtthemanualabout4yearsagototeachittomy3daughters.ThefirstgirltookthePfromthetextbook(althoughIdon'tthinkourrelationshiphasimprovedyet),withthe
secondgirlIgaveupandnowIteachtheyoungest:swallowthepunishment!Theygetsomecredibilitywiththeirfriends(especiallytheboys)andtheycanrentcarsinEurope(whenyoucantravel)!Marilyn:Manualtransmissioncarsarefine,unlessyoudriveregularlyduringrushhour.Youhavebetterawareness,bettercontrolandmuchmore
concentrationthanmotoristswhooftendrivewithonehandoutthewindowinthesummer.Trytostartthecarwiththeclutch!ManualOptionsforSmallCarsLikeFord,Hyundaihassaiditwon'tbegivingupmanualoptionsanytimesoon.Over2,700i30Nhothatcheshavebeensoldandsincetheirintroductionthreeyearsago,thei30Nhasonly
beenavailableinamanualversion.Theautomakerforthefirsttimeoffersaversionwithadual-clutchautomatictransmission.Thei20NwillalsobeavailablewithamanualtransmissiononlywhenitlaunchesinAustralialaterthisyear,whilethei30willcontinuetobeofferedwithanentry-levelmanualtransmission.BillThomasofHyundaiAustralia
saidmanycustomersstillpreferredtochangegears."Wethinkit'simportanttomeettheneedsofdriverswhowanttochooseamanualgearbox,"Thomassaid.“Asabrand,wethinkaboutperformancecarsfirstandforemost,andmanualtransmissionsaresomethingthatdie-hardenthusiastsreallyappreciate.Like,how".