Manual transmissions are becoming more and more rare these days since more and more buyers of new supercars or sports cars choose the automatic gearbox in favor of a manual.
Lamborghini already decided to ditch the manual transmission, so did Ferrari and it also rumored that Porsche will abandon the manual gearbox for its performance models. And now new rumors have surfaced that Audi is next in line to drop the manual transmission.
The website for Audi enthusiasts Fourtitude reports that the German carmaker won’t offer manual transmissions in next year’s facelifted S4 and S5 in Europe. Audi will keep offering a six-speed manual for the Audi S4 and S5 models in the United States.
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