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Yeah, wouldn't be a big deal if they quoted the site vs me, but I think most people probably just don't put stock in what I say. That's a good thing for me though because I don't have to be anywhere near as paranoid lol. that said, I'm out now anyways, so I'll be forgotten by the time the car...

^ Interestingly enough, as someone else pointed out, the new M5 is apparently going AT only with the ZF8. Some folks on the BMW forums were saying it was due to a majority of drivers not being able to perceive the difference between that and DCT (poll), and the fact that they are far cheaper to...

they usually just parrot what other outlets are saying and never try to get information for themselves.

I do have to agree with not including DCT being an issue, at least for me as a potential buyer. I know why they did it though; DCTs are crazy expensive in relation to manuals or traditional TC automatics. I'd personally rather they have bumped the price a bit and included it though. Hoping the...

The Mustang is riding on the same platform from like 2015 despite cosmetic updates. I'm also not sure when companies have to institute all the safety stuff as standard vs optional as I'm sure Toyota is being proactive vs reactive. EDIT: found the legislation causing all of this...

To be clear, I'm not saying to give up, it's just that the exact reasons for why are now known. If you are passionate on this, then keep going because weirder things have happened as a result of people standing up for things.

Folks have to remember that this is a brand new, unreleased car. The other cars being compared to as far as manuals are already on the market, and not shockingly some of them only come in auto in the US (signs of things to come, like the Guilia for example). This is gonna be a big thing going...

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I feel as though the Z4 will not be getting a manual either, but not sure. The mandate isn't just a Toyota phenomenon.

Kinda nervous I gave too much away lmao

Send me one for my A70 lol

Yeah, Tada was also in no way happy with this situation and the industry as a whole is going the same direction. Sign of the times... I also now know why they were visibly put off when I asked about a manual a long ways back. I'd be annoyed too...

It was beyond slow lol... I don't want to misquote, but I believe it was 10seconds slower on Spa which is a lifetime. I'd have to double check though.

Systems cannot properly be engaged due to the drivetrain being outside control of the ECU is what I gathered. In other words, gear and clutch control.

Basically the Z4 was way behind the Supra on the track, so Tada helped them improve it. Doesn't mean he made it into a Supra though lol.

And Guff nailed it. My final information for you all: Spoke with a junior engineer and they confirmed the manual was left out due to projected take rate in the US being 20%, with the US also projected to be just over half of all global sales. That alone did not doom the manual though...

My car is pretty well known, so that would instantly give away who I am and as such cause some big issues lol. It's black, has coilovers, sway bars, chassis bracing front/middle/rear, BBK, CE28s, aero, has been fully restored, 1J powered @ 600whp, AND BRIDE and Momo interior (seats/door panels...

now that sounds much more believable and would explain why we havent seen or heard of any Z mules or concepts, in addition to, several Nissan bosses saying no development on the new Z has taken place. they're still in whiteboard stage for the next GTR for comparison (according to some friends I...

thanks man! I'm gonna try to not disappear entirely, but it will depend on how stuff goes. Either way, I definitely wont have much information on this platform anymore aside from maybe a few internal rumors.

Nah, Guff asked me about that actually. I only participated here due to my love for A-chassis and the fact that I could more or less speak freely for a quite a while. New project is very different and I am not being afforded the same freedom.