Biker16 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Ford: You'll Have To Take The Mustang's Manual Transmission "Out Of Our Cold, Dead Hands" - Men's Journal Ford’s CEO insists the manual Mustang isn’t going anywhere so long as he can help it. Quote Ford has made its stance on the new Mustang’s continued use of the manual transmission very clear. The brand believes it has a strong argument for the layout to stick around, and CEO Jim Farley doesn’t want it going anywhere, at least so long as he can help it. Speaking to CarExpert at this year’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the CEO said: “Out of our cold, dead hands will we not have a manual Mustang.” Ford’s CEO is an avowed car enthusiast, having said previously he’d rather be making cars like the Mustang over the “generic two-row crossovers” that dominate the industry (and Ford’s quarterly sales reports). Given that harsh reality, Farley has another mission: not making boring cars. “I really believe Ford best serves the working people and enthusiast drivers,” he said. “And that’s increasingly off-road as well as on-road, and I like to say we don’t have any boring cars at Ford.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 47 minutes ago, Biker16 said: I like to say we don’t have any boring cars at Ford.” Well there is only one in North America and Australia so that's not difficult. But Focus in Europe and Mondeo in China are absolutely boring. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorpsychology Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 44 minutes ago, Biker16 said: Ford: You'll Have To Take The Mustang's Manual Transmission "Out Of Our Cold, Dead Hands" - Men's Journal Ford’s CEO insists the manual Mustang isn’t going anywhere so long as he can help it. Never say never. Farley was preaching to the choir at the race at Bathurst, and there was balking by some teams at the proposed rule change to paddle shifters. The Series owners saying nobody drives manuals anymore, and that the change would better align with other motorsports, and the consensus among drivers is that it would dumb down the series. https://fastrackexperiences.com.au/stick-shift-vs-paddle-shift-the-inside-story-of-supercars-big-gearbox-debate/?srsltid=AfmBOoqw12TM80AzWMW0gTLyTdm0g2vsh7ChmvigDT6Q3yftGvwtvM1F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 57 minutes ago, Motorpsychology said: Never say never. Farley was preaching to the choir at the race at Bathurst, and there was balking by some teams at the proposed rule change to paddle shifters. The Series owners saying nobody drives manuals anymore, and that the change would better align with other motorsports, and the consensus among drivers is that it would dumb down the series. https://fastrackexperiences.com.au/stick-shift-vs-paddle-shift-the-inside-story-of-supercars-big-gearbox-debate/?srsltid=AfmBOoqw12TM80AzWMW0gTLyTdm0g2vsh7ChmvigDT6Q3yftGvwtvM1F Manuals have no place in racing. Paddles are significantly faster and keeps both hands on the wheel and eliminates the possibility of missing a gear or overrevving. I love my PDK. Manuals are just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 38 minutes ago, akirby said: Manuals have no place in racing. Paddles are significantly faster and keeps both hands on the wheel and eliminates the possibility of missing a gear or overrevving. I love my PDK. Manuals are just for fun. Heavy nostalgia element too for us old folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, mackinaw said: Heavy nostalgia element too for us old folks. Which is the fun element and absolutely understandable in a street car. If I end up with a classic 911 it will most likely be a manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorpsychology Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 20 hours ago, mackinaw said: Heavy nostalgia element too for us old folks. ...And OZ Supercar drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Currently, only about a quarter of GT Mustangs in inventory are manuals, no manual being offered in the 2.3 Ecoboost version Overall, it’s about one eighth of Mustang sales or just over 12%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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