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Any chance the new models (with manual box) will have all the automotive fakery removed from them? In as much as the fake vents etc?

Great news that a manual is on the way - at last! I'm a manual fan and at no point since learning to drive (many years ago) have I ever desired for an autobox - no matter how quick they change gear and no matter how much faster to 60mph they may be over the manual version. So I am now...

I won't argue against the fact that Toyota will have produced the auto based up on market research rather than enthusiast's desires, because generally speaking most car enthusiasts are not people who buy cars brand new, this is a well known issue and one that unfortunately doesn't drive the...

I keep reading this line that "cars are too fast for manuals these days", and it makes no sense whatsoever. A manual is driven as fast as the driver wishes it, it is not dictated to the driver by any other means. Many cars in the past have been high-bhp manuals and they've developed a great...

Sound insulation is part of the story but the main issue is due to the ever increasing restrictions of the petrol particulate filters that drastically reduce and mute out much of the raw engine sounds. Most modern cars these days sound like tired vacuum cleaners with all the sound deadening...

True, it is understood that those are some of the reasons, yet the likes of Porsche and some others continue to make manuals because people do buy them as they offer something different and suit the needs of different customers. But in reply to this, Toyota could choose to access BMW's 6-speed...

I'd simply never buy an autobox car, they are just not for me. Others enjoy them, and good for them if they do, but for me no thanks. I'll continue to cry until Toyota see the light ;)

Yeah, I presume it would mean different ECU, wiring etc. to remove all the computer controlled aspects of the autobox and the corresponding mating of the traction control and emissions restrictions etc. So the $10k mentioned conversion cost probably includes all that aspect. Manual on the way...

Understand what you are saying but there are loads of potential customers out there who would only buy a MkV if it had a manual gearbox. For example in my case, I have zero interest in owning or driving a road car with an autobox, no matter if it is a Supra or a Ferrari, the disconnection that...

If the option were available in the UK I would be considering buying a 2nd hand MkV. With some depreciation to offset the cost of fitting the manual gearbox. However, buying new and then spending an extra $10k pushes the car in to territory where you could have opted for an Audi R8, C7...

As Toyota aren't bothered about the strong demand for a manual gearbox from many potential customers, it seems that there are one or two 3rd party companies prepared to rip out the autobox and install a BMW manual 6-speed gearbox in to your A90. The cost being around $10,000 and seemingly only...

Road surface (wet/dry), tram-lines, power/acceleration, tire wear, even tire tread pattern can make a difference in how much bump steer a car will experience on weight transition to and from the rear axel. It may be the case that it only becomes apparent with stickier tires, uprated brakes and...

Bump steer can be engineered in to the handling of a car or it can be an 'error' via incorrect engineering. But I can't see how Toyota would have wanted bump steer for a road car, so I have to think it must be an error on their part. (Especially as they knew owners would want to lower their cars...

Good post. Just edited my reply as I realised the topic of bump steer already has its own thread.

Been in many a discussion with people over the manual option and it seems the default position is that car enthusiasts are not the ones whom manufacturers listen to when they design new models. Manufacturers focus only on what will sell on the forecourts. And it seems in the modern day the type...

Can somebody do some renderings to color code the 'A' pillars, to get rid of the hideous looking "floating roof" effect?

Good points above I have to say. But recently in the performance car market I would say the wrong people are being canvassed by manufacturers, by this I mean the people who often buy brand new cars off the forecourt are not usually the enthusiast, but rather the flippers, lease companies and...

Ah, I didn't know that BMW had over-ruled Toyota on their design options. That changes a lot, and I guess it may be down the lines of competing against the new Z4 and M2 ? Ensuring that the new Zupra is not a more attractive product than the BMW range. Its looking more and more like a sad end...

Its a bit strange that Toyota say they did their market research and opted to omit the manual, but the result of this thread survey strongly supports the manual gearbox. So it looks likely that Toyota did some research and one of two things happened. They did not take any notice of it or they...

Exactly Jdmuscle. Autos and "driver's car" are incompatible in my opinion. You only have to watch the endless youtube vids of people doing launches and street 'racing' where all they are doing is holding the steering wheel straight and pressing a pedal. Which anyone with long enough arms and...