A manual trannie A4 owner replies to Ford
11-07-2009, 08:39 PM
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A manual trannie A4 owner replies to Ford
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Take notice of the exact wording in the above article:
“Two key factors made the original Taurus SHO sedan a favorite of the automotive cognoscenti, right out of the gate. The critical element, a Yamaha-developed 3.0-liter V-6 engine delivering 220 horsepower, delivered thrust through a five-speed manual transmission. The SHO twist was design subtlety.”
The first key factor, in the articles own wording, was the V-6 delivering it power through a MANUAL transmission. Except for the $60,000 Cadillac CTS-V, Detroit doesn’t believe in sport sedans with manual transmission anymore. IMHO, if it doesn’t have three pedals, it really isn’t fun to drive.
Take notice of the exact wording in the above article:
“Two key factors made the original Taurus SHO sedan a favorite of the automotive cognoscenti, right out of the gate. The critical element, a Yamaha-developed 3.0-liter V-6 engine delivering 220 horsepower, delivered thrust through a five-speed manual transmission. The SHO twist was design subtlety.”
The first key factor, in the articles own wording, was the V-6 delivering it power through a MANUAL transmission. Except for the $60,000 Cadillac CTS-V, Detroit doesn’t believe in sport sedans with manual transmission anymore. IMHO, if it doesn’t have three pedals, it really isn’t fun to drive.
11-07-2009, 08:41 PM
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In the mid-90’s, I liked the idea of the manual trannie Taurus, SHO, and in 2002, bought myself a lightly used Lincoln LS with a five-speed manual. Lots of fun to drive these past 7-years.
When it came time to replace it, I considered the SHO, but discarded it when I saw the bean counters had prevailed and no manual transmission. So I bought my first foreign car in 35 years of drving, a 2010 Audi A4, 6-speed manual transmission Quattro with a $35,500 sticker. ( I did somewhat better than that.)
In the mid-90’s, I liked the idea of the manual trannie Taurus, SHO, and in 2002, bought myself a lightly used Lincoln LS with a five-speed manual. Lots of fun to drive these past 7-years.
When it came time to replace it, I considered the SHO, but discarded it when I saw the bean counters had prevailed and no manual transmission. So I bought my first foreign car in 35 years of drving, a 2010 Audi A4, 6-speed manual transmission Quattro with a $35,500 sticker. ( I did somewhat better than that.)
11-08-2009, 08:18 PM
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When it came time to replace it, I considered the SHO, but discarded it when I saw the bean counters had prevailed and no manual transmission. So I bought my first foreign car in 35 years of drving, a 2010 Audi A4, 6-speed manual transmission Quattro with a $35,500 sticker. ( I did somewhat better than that.).
The SHO starts at $37.120 with FWD, and would be about $40,515 with similar options (such as a moon roof, that were standard on my Audi). Ford compares its styling to Audi,to quote a Playboy mag review ( I don’t read Playboy, but found the review on-line-) to:
“resembles an Audi A4 on Human Growth Hormone.”
The SHO starts at $37.120 with FWD, and would be about $40,515 with similar options (such as a moon roof, that were standard on my Audi). Ford compares its styling to Audi,to quote a Playboy mag review ( I don’t read Playboy, but found the review on-line-) to:
“resembles an Audi A4 on Human Growth Hormone.”
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