– Few vehicles in Volkswagen’s current lineup are as divisive among the Car and Driver staff as the Golf R. Even a casual mention risks stirring the office pundits, triggering impromptu sermons dissecting the Golf R’s price-versus-performance statistics and quoting heavily from the holy book of the Golf GTI, a deity around these parts. It’s […]
Tag: Manual
Turbo Mazda6 starts at $30,090, only base trim gets manual
We learned last fall that the 2018 Mazda6 is getting a slew of updates to its appearance and refinement, as well as introducing this generation’s first turbocharged engine (may we never forget the old Mazdaspeed6). Now we know how much it will cost to get that 2.5-liter four-cylinder‘s 250 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque: […]
EPA Officially Confirms 2019 Genesis G70 Will Get a Six-Speed Manual in the U.S.
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EPA Officially Confirms 2019 Genesis G70 Will Get a Six-Speed Manual in the U.S.
– There have been several strong hints that the upcoming Genesis G70 sports sedan would offer stick-shift fans something to be excited about, and now we have official confirmation that the G70 will support the #savethemanuals agenda. The EPA has released fuel-economy ratings for the 2019 G70, and indeed, a six-speed manual-transmission option is among […]
2019 Genesis G70 will get manual transmission, EPA listings reveal
Ever since we learned that Genesis would have a manual transmission option available for the four-cylinder G70, we’ve been hoping that the company would confirm its availability for the U.S. And that time has finally come. It started when Car and Driver discovered the EPA listed a manual G70 and its fuel economy along with […]
VW Jetta fuel economy improves for 2019, same with manual or automatic
Final details on the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta continue to trickle out, the latest of which concerns the car’s fuel economy. EPA numbers have finally been released, and the new Jetta is certainly more efficient than the last one. Interestingly, it also no longer matters what transmission you get, because they all get the same numbers […]
Pagani's new projects: Huayra successor with manual gearbox, and an EV
Horacio Pagani disclosed some of what’s in store for his supercar company in an interview with Spanish outlet El Tres. First up comes a Huayra successor with a new Mercedes-AMG-based, twin-turbo V12 that can meet California’s emissions regulations without needing hybrid assistance. We should consider this an in-before-the-wire powerplant, because Pagani thinks this kind of […]
More on the Reborn Toyota Supra: A Manual Remains Possible, a V-8 Fits, and Much More
– The Toyota Supra is back. After leaked specs and many spins around the rumor mill, the first official evidence of the car’s rebirth came at this year’s Geneva auto show with the reveal of the GR Supra Racing concept, a race-car version of the eventual production model. We sat down with Supra (and Toyota […]
More on the Reborn Toyota Supra: A Manual Remains Possible, a V-8 Fits, and Much More
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Toyota Supra gets turbocharged inline-six, no manual transmission
The 2018 Geneva Motor Show finally brought us the long awaited return of the Toyota Supra, sort of. Initials details are scarce, but a roundtable with Toyota engineer Tetsuya Tada — the man behind both the Supra and the Toyota 86 — revealed a number of new details, both good and bad. The Supra will […]