GM, please copy this manual system and make it for the C9

[1st Vette]

Tony Roma basically said he would love to have an actual manual transmission, but technically and cost wise it is not really possible.

Snippet from Motor I Com. ↓

Manual Transmission Problem
The C9 will likely keep the dual-clutch transaxle, even though Roma personally wants something else.



he said of a manual gearbox.

A manual for a mid-engine Corvette is not a parts swap onto an existing case. The C8's transaxle sits behind the engine, with the clutch pack and gear sets built around dual-clutch operation from the ground up.

Retrofitting a clutch pedal, linkage and a new gear case means new tooling, durability validation and emissions certification. It is the same three-step cost stack that applies to any new driveline, manual or not.

Roma noted the old front-engine manual setup took roughly 30 years to develop and refine. That timeline shows how much engineering sits behind what looks like a simple shifter and pedal.

"Transmissions are super expensive," Roma said. He was openly skeptical that an aftermarket solution, like a Tremec gearbox adapted after the fact, could clear production validation.

Roma called manual demand part of a cyclical pattern in the industry: real, but not large enough to justify a cost that works against the value positioning he is defending for the C9.

So he said the heck with it and opened a chain of restaurants....

 

[Rruuff Day]

So he said the heck with it and opened a chain of restaurants....

He appears to have more problems with linkages than he does with BBQ ribs....That being said, he almost has no restaurants anymore.