Vehicles with a manual gearbox are increasingly rare on the market, but where this type of gearbox is offered, we realize that many buyers still prefer this type of transmission because of the increased driving pleasure it provides. of a vehicle.
This is the case with the BMW Z4 and the Toyota Supra, twin vehicles which were in their fifth year on sale last year.
And both for BMW and Toyota, we found that 65% of cars sold in 2024 in the United States had a manual transmission.
At BMW
At the Bavarian brand, nearly 1,400 of the 2,129 examples sold in 2024 were selected with the six-speed manual gearbox, which is only available with the 6-cylinder engine, the four mechanics retaining only the automatic gearbox. eight gears.
For the Z4, this was the first year the transmission was available with this generation of models. This helped increase sales by 13.1%, with the company selling 1,883 versions in 2023.
It is clear that the transmission option has contributed to the progress of the model, a reality recognized by BMW.
-At Toyota
Similar story at Toyota with an adoption rate of 65% for the manual gearbox. This is an increase compared to the year 2023 when 43% of buyers opted for the mechanical gearbox. By 2024, 1700 of the 2615 Toyota Supras sold left the factory with a third pedal.
It is interesting to note, too, that Toyota sold more Supras than BMW managed to sell Z4s. This remains surprising, considering that the BMW representative can be delivered in a convertible configuration, which is not possible at Toyota.
The Motor1 site, which shared this information, mentions that BMW has seen the manual transmission be popular in its lineup, where it is offered, of course. With the M2, we are talking about almost 50% for the adoption rate. For the M3 and M4, the respective figures were 20% and 15%.
The manual transmission is not dead and there will always be buyers for this type of configuration… as long as certain models continue to offer it.
Original content from auto123.
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