I found this posted else ware by stinger340
I also think the MANUAL trans is a financially unlikely option,
too be used on the new mid engine corvette,
simply because as technology has progressed the auto transmission has improved steadily,
too the point that a properly built and custom programmed
,auto transmission now shifts faster and can be built stronger ,
than most manual transmissions
yes I miss having the manual transmission but its not a big surprise
Did the Manual have to die?
I think the C8 is a very well thought out car, except for the fact that it's not offered on a manual.
I understand that manual transmission cars are becoming extinct,
but in the sportscar niche I think it should still be offered.
Just came across this very interesting article:
Corvette chief engineer: No manual for C8, it's a dying business
KIRK BELL
Corvette fans still holding out hope for a-manual transmission in the C8 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, abandon hope
. Not only does the Corvette’s chief engineer and vehicle line director say,
the Corvette won’t get a manual, but building manual transmissions is a dying industry.
When I asked Corvette lead engineer Tadge Juechter at the-reveal of the 2020 Corvette-on Thursday,
if there is any chance the manual will come back, he replied simply: “No.”
Juechter said a manual-equipped Corvette wouldn't sell well enough,
to make it worth a supplier’s effort to develop.
“We couldn’t find anybody honestly who’d be willing to do it.
Because just like the automatic, the DCT, it would have to be a bespoke manual,”
Juechter said. “It’s low volume, very expensive.-
Porsche experimented with dropping the manual from its-track-focused 911 GT3-and found it had upset buyers,
who have since bought the manual in that car in large volumes.
In fact, according to-Porsche North America CEO Klaus Zellmer,
two out of three buyers opt for the manual.
Juechter said the same wouldn’t hold for the Corvette.-
Juechter said the DCT had to be developed specially for the Corvette.
“We don’t just find a DCT, an 8-speed DCT that plugs into this architecture with the right dimensions,” he noted.
Beyond making a transaxle-style transmission fit in the Corvette,
the engineering team faced other challenges.
The low placement of the dry sump-fed LT2 6.2-liter V-8 in its midship placement,
also affected the transmission.
“That puts huge burden on the transmission, too, because it can’t have a deep sump either,
so all the oil management, everything is super slammed.
The belting, the transmission, figuring out how to cool it,
there’s a ton of complexity around that.
That’s one of the equations we had to solve,” Juechter said.
Unfortunately for enthusiasts, the Corvette team solved that equation without allowing for another variable:
the manual. While the mid-engine design looks promising from a performance standpoint,
a big piece of Corvette history just died.
Link to original article: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...dying-business
I also think the MANUAL trans is a financially unlikely option,
too be used on the new mid engine corvette,
simply because as technology has progressed the auto transmission has improved steadily,
too the point that a properly built and custom programmed
,auto transmission now shifts faster and can be built stronger ,
than most manual transmissions
yes I miss having the manual transmission but its not a big surprise
Did the Manual have to die?
I think the C8 is a very well thought out car, except for the fact that it's not offered on a manual.
I understand that manual transmission cars are becoming extinct,
but in the sportscar niche I think it should still be offered.
Just came across this very interesting article:
Corvette chief engineer: No manual for C8, it's a dying business
KIRK BELL
Corvette fans still holding out hope for a-manual transmission in the C8 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, abandon hope
. Not only does the Corvette’s chief engineer and vehicle line director say,
the Corvette won’t get a manual, but building manual transmissions is a dying industry.
When I asked Corvette lead engineer Tadge Juechter at the-reveal of the 2020 Corvette-on Thursday,
if there is any chance the manual will come back, he replied simply: “No.”
Juechter said a manual-equipped Corvette wouldn't sell well enough,
to make it worth a supplier’s effort to develop.
“We couldn’t find anybody honestly who’d be willing to do it.
Because just like the automatic, the DCT, it would have to be a bespoke manual,”
Juechter said. “It’s low volume, very expensive.-
Porsche experimented with dropping the manual from its-track-focused 911 GT3-and found it had upset buyers,
who have since bought the manual in that car in large volumes.
In fact, according to-Porsche North America CEO Klaus Zellmer,
two out of three buyers opt for the manual.
Juechter said the same wouldn’t hold for the Corvette.-
Juechter said the DCT had to be developed specially for the Corvette.
“We don’t just find a DCT, an 8-speed DCT that plugs into this architecture with the right dimensions,” he noted.
Beyond making a transaxle-style transmission fit in the Corvette,
the engineering team faced other challenges.
The low placement of the dry sump-fed LT2 6.2-liter V-8 in its midship placement,
also affected the transmission.
“That puts huge burden on the transmission, too, because it can’t have a deep sump either,
so all the oil management, everything is super slammed.
The belting, the transmission, figuring out how to cool it,
there’s a ton of complexity around that.
That’s one of the equations we had to solve,” Juechter said.
Unfortunately for enthusiasts, the Corvette team solved that equation without allowing for another variable:
the manual. While the mid-engine design looks promising from a performance standpoint,
a big piece of Corvette history just died.
Link to original article: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...dying-business
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