[DeTomaso] Manual Gear Boxes - Quote from a R&T article

[Robert Pink]

Charlie I assume you were wearing Sun Glasses and has half a pack of smokes
on hand

On Saturday, January 17, 2015, Stephen <steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

>     "If modern performance automobiles are analogues to modern
>    high-performance fighter aircraft, where speed and agility are critical
>    measures, there will be no pace for the manual gearbox in serious
>    performance cars in the future.  However, if performance cars are akin
>    to Lightnings, Corsairs and the like, then there is a natural place for
>    manuals.  As performance art."
>
>
>    "It comes down to purpose. Sports cars are designed to make people
>    happy. Fighter planes are designed to make people dead. The latter are
>    built to do a job, and the efficiency with which they accomplish that
>    job is unrelated to operator entertainment. With street cars, numbers
>    don't paint the full picture. Every trip up a mountain or run to the
>    store isn't a full-tilt qualifier. The satisfying, tactile ha! of a
>    manual downshift can't be measured. And if you think speed through
>    automation always equals a
>
>    good time, ask an airline captain how thrilling it is to drone around
>    on 550-mph autopilot."
>
>
>    Somehow this spoke to me.
>
>
>    Stephen Nelson
>
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   Charlie I assume you were wearing Sun Glasses and has half a pack of
   smokes on hand
   On Saturday, January 17, 2015, Stephen <[1]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

     A  A  "If modern performance automobiles are analogues to modern
     A  A high-performance fighter aircraft, where speed and agility are
     critical
     A  A measures, there will be no pace for the manual gearbox in
     serious
     A  A performance cars in the future.A  However, if performance cars
     are akin
     A  A to Lightnings, Corsairs and the like, then there is a natural
     place for
     A  A manuals.A  As performance art."
     A  A "It comes down to purpose. Sports cars are designed to make
     people
     A  A happy. Fighter planes are designed to make people dead. The
     latter are
     A  A built to do a job, and the efficiency with which they
     accomplish that
     A  A job is unrelated to operator entertainment. With street cars,
     numbers
     A  A don't paint the full picture. Every trip up a mountain or run
     to the
     A  A store isn't a full-tilt qualifier. The satisfying, tactile ha!
     of a
     A  A manual downshift can't be measured. And if you think speed
     through
     A  A automation always equals a
     A  A good time, ask an airline captain how thrilling it is to drone
     around
     A  A on 550-mph autopilot."
     A  A Somehow this spoke to me.
     A  A Stephen Nelson

References

   1. mailto:steve at snclocks.com