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Originally Posted by multicartual
V10 + 6 speed = win
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There's almost absolutely no demand for stick shift Lamborghini or Ferrari. None.
Their customers are successful business man or celebrities who want to look pretty and show off.
Lamborghini's main customers aren't people who want to take it out to the track or twisty road on the weekend and rip it around with manual gear box.
According to Maurizio Reggiani(Director of Lamborghini), they could only sell 1% to 2% of Murcielago and Gallardo in stick shift.
Everybody else wanted paddle shift. Easier to drive, faster, better on gas, etc.
It would be a pretty dumb move for any exotic car manufacture to come up with manual gear box, especially when their customers are NOT asking for it.
There are some exceptions, Venom GT and Ultimate Aero customers didn't complain about manual gear box, but they have completely different customer base.
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bugatti...they're all status symbol.