Why manual cars are gearing for a comeback
The sound of a revving engine, the feel of clutch underfoot – manual transmissions are appealing to more digitally fatigued drivers, and car makers like Gordon Murray are responding.
The Gordon Murray T.50 is helping spark renewed interest in manual cars. Richard Pardon
It’s high noon on the winding Angeles Crest Highway outside Los Angeles, and Dario Franchitti is dancing on the aluminum pedals of a $US3 million ($4.5 million) supercar. He’s spent this August morning on the serpentine switchbacks, shifting his way to triple-digit velocity.
We’re in a Gordon Murray T.50, a lightweight rocket ship with three seats that’s being produced in a limited run of 100. It’s an insane car, but the most interesting thing isn’t its seating arrangement, nor its eponymous creator, the South African engineer who designed the McLaren F1.
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