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Maybe a GT-R EV is in the future..

A huge broken pipe under the street washed away all of the support.

Wow. The UAW gets all this, at a cost to GM of nearly $3 Billion. Most workers outside of the UAW would kill for half of this. If GM is smart, they will dump the UAW for a union-free workforce after this contract (preferably during a nasty recession).

The notion that manuals "need to go away" is absurd on its face. There simply isn't any reason behind that statement. Choice is always a good thing, and that applies to transmissions as well as any other aspect of equipment in a car. For my part, even if I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd never buy a new performance/super/hyper car with flappy paddles - it's a deal breaker. For me, manuals are simply more fun and engaging to drive - that's a happy exchange over an automatic that shaves a few tenths off of the 0-60 time. "It's faster" pales in comparison to "it's more fun". As for the tech (driving modes etc.), I'd opt out of that too wherever possible I don't like video games, and I sure don't want to drive one. I hope there remains room in the world for both, and the campaign to remove the choice dies, but as for me, I'll take the analog version.

As with all things... it really depends on the vehicle. I wouldn't want a manual in my Toronado for example. But a small economy car or sporty car like the Miata or Camaro, yes a manual would be nice. That said, I just had a Camaro with the 10-speed automatic and it did everything I told it when I told it.

I have driven manuals all my life, just recently got a daily driver with automatic. I love the manuals and they make the daily commute grind much more entertaining (unless your commute is in traffic). However, I definitely agree that hard to beat the convenience and performance of modern auto transmissions. Despite that I think it is hard to beat the enjoyment of driving a sports car with manual. Personally, I get way more satisfaction driving energetically car with manual transmission, than driving performance car with auto, even though auto might be slightly faster.

NP. I driven numerous manuals (3, 4, & 5-spd), and I own a 4-spd currently. I also certainly call myself a car enthusiast... but manuals do not appeal to me. Its personal preference only; the ‘one with the car’ mantra is BS in my opinion, and one certainly could make the argument that refusing to drive an auto is “refusing to accept change”, were one so inclined. Personal preference.

Would love them to go back to calling it a Skyline EV that is a true Godzilla of the road.

It does seem like the UAW got pretty much everything they wanted.

Yep, they need to dump them as soon as possible, along with Ford and FCA.

As long as there is a Miata, there will be at least one manual transmission. Unless they turn that EV too.

Depends on the car...I like manuals in sporty cars, and like modern automatics in daily drivers.

I think maybe because we all saw how it looks without the cladding and it is so much better. Other models with cladding do not have anything to compare it too.

That was my point; the Regal is now nearly synonymous with ‘awful cladding’ (of which it actually has none of; that’s merely black trim), meanwhile I basically never see the same comment made about any of the other two dozen vehicles wearing the same or worse.

Personally, I said that it doesn't look good to me period, not just the cladding which is pretty bad. And I am usually a fan of Mazda design. Regal would look 100 times better without stupid cladding as can be seen on the European model.

The current Leaf is a big improvement over the first generation..kind of looks like a sleeker Bolt in profile.

Yes, unlike you, I have friends. Made a lot a of friends during my time as a “lot hockey” (as you pointed out a few months ago before your little “hiatus”). It’s a novel concept you should try out sometime. My question was a legitimate one since the GM fanboy is claiming that GM engineers are always on the ball. Also, maybe I should just display this next time before getting troll responses. Just the same old one brand fanboy nonsense.

Are these the same GM engineers responsible for all those faulty ignitions (Barely a decade ago) or is that a different set of engineers? Asking for a friend.

Will cars EVER come close to looking this good again?