[Globe and Mail] Ford Fiesta: Giving it the Gears

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[Globe and Mail] Ford Fiesta: Giving it the Gears

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We both drove two 2011 Ford Fiestas, the wife and I, one Fiesta with an automatic and then a manual, and I was certain she’d exclaim the second came alive with manual shifting. She did not.

Subsequently, I surveyed the neighbours. I uncovered strong feelings whichever transmission was favoured. The couple to the north is committed to manuals, man and wife, whereas two other couples across the street want nothing to do with constantly shifting gears in city traffic. A single man relishes that very engagement. The next-door neighbours to the south are split on the subject, like my wife and I, but still able to talk about it.

Ford of Canada reports that 77 per cent of Fiesta buyers choose automatic transmissions, a $1,250 option. Obviously, most folks feel just like my wife on this unmentionable subject.
So in their test of both the manual and dual clutch automatic, the manual was both more fuel efficient and faster on the acceleration.

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In his neighborhood, 5 people prefer manual and 4 people do not. Wow!

23% of Canadian Fiesta buyers choose the manual. That's pretty decent!
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100% of Honda S2000 owners chose manual. That's a record.
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So did 100% of Viggen owners
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100% of 8.4L V-10 owners are also Amish viper owners.

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watkins wrote:So did 100% of Viggen owners
But do they still?

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94Corolla5Speed wrote:100% of Honda S2000 owners chose manual. That's a record.
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I'd like to know the numbers for a lot of cars. VW said in 2005, 44% of their cars sold were manual.

Good to see that DCT isn't quite as great as the auto manufacturers claim it is though.
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Tups wrote:
watkins wrote:So did 100% of Viggen owners
But do they still?

Ahh but thats Nick Taliaferro's work. Genuine Saab is the leader in the Saab aftermarket. He has strange skills
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