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Originally Posted by Dutchmalmiss
Some people still prefer the traditional manual gearbox because they favor the hands-on, control-of-the-gears-in-your-hand-and-left-foot feeling over the simple flick of a switch to handle the ever so precise and quick shifting. I'm personally all for the skyline dual-clutch paddle-shift tranny, because that simply displays the refinement and technology of Nissan in the racing department. I'm pretty sure they also don't want some rich kid buying one of these just for the sake of having a cool car and then coming back to the dealer every other month because of a toasted clutch from the misuse or lack or knowledge on how to shift correctly.
Point is, for those that just don't get it, this car was made with perfection in mind. And whether or not you know how to shift, that's how it's going to perform, no matter who drives it.
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the reason nissan isnt supplying a manual 6 speed gear box has nothing to do with some rich kid burning up clutches or major auto tranny technology inspired by F1 cars or even emissions as nissan is claiming...it boils down 100% to one word and one word alone...
MARKETING
thats it...because nissan is sending 1500 GTRs here in the first year in ALL automatic transmissions...that means EVERYONE can buy one...not just people who are able to drive a manual gearbox
personally i think it stupid of nissan to do this...as a consumer they completely lost me as a potential buyer (not that i have the money to buy a GTR...im speaking in a hypothetical manor)...i wouldnt want one simply because i cant the car in 5/6 speed manual tranny...BUT...people like me are VERY few and far between now...especially with people who have the money for such an investment.
point is...nissan KNOWS it can market its super car with an auto tranny because EVERYONE can drive it and it neglects a MINOR market share who perfer manual transmissions over automatic
nissan DOES infact have a 6 speed tranny GTR ready...it has been photographed and has been driven by a select few jouranlists on the web