Tag: manual-gearbox
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Ferrari officially says arrivederci to the manual gearbox
The manual gearbox is a rare and dying breed. It’s officially on the endangered list, and some automakers have already written it off as if it were cozying up to Dodo birds in hell. Ferrari has joined the scrum of car makers who no longer offers a row-your-own gearbox. At the Paris auto show last…
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When should you shift for fastest acceleration?
You’re the king of the road. You think you’re the fastest thing on four wheels. You know how to launch a car with a manual gearbox to accelerate the fastest, but do you know when to shift? Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to drop the science about shifting to make sure that you…