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For a 2.7 and a stick? Maybe. For a 5.0 and a stick? 100%

Fixed that for you ;)

I believe that historically, the manual take rate on Vettes is under 30%. On an unrelated note, my experience has been that ~70% of Corvette owners are douchebags... Of course correlation is NOT causation! ;) Many enthusiasts have been beaten down by the lost offerings, and some are chasing...

On a related note, anyone remember Trunk Monkey? I want something similar in an app. Imagine I'm surfing autotrader or ford.com and I select manual transmission as a filter. Then I click a suggested link and when the details show an automatic instead, the service dispatches a nearby monkey to...

I'm getting a little tired of all the suggestions that you can mod the engine to make more power. I've got a crazy idea, how about allowing me to buy the power in the warrantied package from the manufacturer that they already offer other less discerning buyers? If I wanted a car without a...

Once again, almost any transmission will have a torque 'limit' based on what the vehicle manufacturers are putting behind it. Clearly, Getrag has some other buyers, or they're partering with some aftermarket offerings, because the current spec sheet has the max torque at 590. I'm pretty...

My favorite part is when you're using the configurators online, and you see a great $1,200 option that seems totally reasonable, and the little box pops up that says to get that option you'll need $12,000 in other options...

Based on the naming convention so far, Warthog doesn't start with B. No B, no stick. No stick, no interest.

TBH, neither engine excites me. It's more than that- The fact that they limited the manual means that dealers won't order it and it will die. Average buyers buy off the lot, no manuals available means no manual purchases. Similar thing happened with the Dodge pickups- only the expensive...

You read that here, where someone made it up. The tranny is rated at 406 lb-ft. I had a ten speed, when I was 10. I'm a big boy now, if I want to drive a golf cart I'll go golfing.

Has anyone else noticed that all models that have a manual start with a B? Anyone think that was intentional, or just a coincidence?

No, I can't- because Ford isn't offering it. Part of me is still holding out hope- Ford's trucks are all derated about 20-ish lb-ft from the Mustangs... Now follow me on this... The Getrag is rated at 406, and the outgoing GT350's FPC 5.2 is rated at 429... It could happen, right?!? God, if...

It's better that's why. Not faster, not more towing capacity, not cheaper, not more reliable. Simply better. Better is a very subjective word, but it's the only one that matters. Autos now shift faster, deliver higher MPGs, handle more torque, and with the TC and one pedal per foot allow any...

But no one cares.

I don't care enough about Ford/Chevy/Jeep to defend any of them- first one with a V8 and a stick shift gets my money.

That Hagerty video reminded me of a porno- in that near the very end, while I'm expecting a payoff, they cut to the guy's face, er- I mean the Sport. Sorta took me out of the mood, you know? ;)

I've rented two different 4-cyl Mustangs, and same result- crappiness abounds. And not just because I'm morally opposed to automatics, the response off the line was awful in every way. About 3rd gear it seemed like it picked up a bit, but by then I was angry. To be fair, I've never driven one...

That's not exactly how that works- you'll normally see something like a 3rd-party transmission rated at the max output of whatever engine they've sold it to a manufacturer for. If it's rated at 406, there's probably an engine it's used with that's factory rated at 406 and it's been tested to...

But, do they? Here's the thing, dealers are even less in touch with customers than manufacturers. I'll take my experience with my current vehicle. There were only 3 options and dealers only ordered them 2 ways: no options or all options. So, there were only two things to pick on the lot...

Wow, and the admin changed my title- Suck it FORD!!!!!!