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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
I do think that there would be a higher manual take rate than 9% in North America for this car at least as it seems that when pricing gets over $60k USD is when the manual transmission take rate starts dwindling. M2 is almost 50% I believe and it's why VW still offers a 6 speed manual in North American Golf R's.
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Yes, rich, fat Americans like auto/DCT. But you know what they like even more? Rare. Make the manual, just make it in limited numbers and watch the prices soar. It's not like the standard M2 6MT box couldn't have been made to work relatively easily, it's that Toyota is using the car as a cash cow.
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