Audi TT RS The Latest To Go Auto-Only: Report - The Motor Report
At least that’s the word out of the US, with Car And Driver reporting that the 2016 Audi TT RS will be the latest performance car to do away with the manual transmission entirely. That means Audi buyers holding out for the new RS version of the carmaker’s TT sports car could have no choice but to accept the S-tronic automatic transmission - or consider another car. The previous model was available with either a six-speed manual or the seven-speed S-tronic self-shifter, and in the US market it was manual or nothing. So why the about-face from Audi. I've driven DSG multiple times (along with every other gearbox on sale) and it's very impressive and if I had to go for an auto, DSG would be the pick. I LIKE feeling like the integral part of the car's movement that I am in a manual car. By all means offer up the automatic option on cars, but don't hang manual enthusiasts out to dry through some nonsensical assertion that manual cars are "old fashioned". Yes, but there are people out there that LIKE:. Constantly tinkering with points etc and having to maintain your car. This means that you buy an old car not a new one. Car companies can't just keep making cars fewer amounts of people LIKE when the market and legislation don't call for them. (I old a 50 year old car so can also totally agree with your point) "as fans are demanding. Source: www.themotorreport.com.au
