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Manual Transmissions Shifting Towards Extinction

The manual transmission that used to drive cars for more than a century, appears to have its days numbered. Other than being more enjoyable to a limited subset of the population, it’s quickly (and understandably) slipping into obscurity, according to the worldwide sales data and which, in the case of Costa Rica, also begins to be noticed.

The manual transmission – also known as ‘Stick Shift’ – equipped in cars for decades which is based on the engaging and disengaging operation of a clutch by the driver to regulate torque from the engine to the transmission and shift through gear ratios with a shifter.
The arguments for the manual transmission are they cost less, they tend to get better gas mileage and they’re more fun to drive.

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