how come ed gets all the fun? after being roused by some idf in the big sandy (0545? come on guys...so not cool) i began musing on one of those topics tilda hates (no not the hair, which is far too edward-like these days)
that's right - fossil fuel powered conveyances! something sweet to dream about between impacts i thought, and then i discovered that the latest lambo, the jota, will not be offered with a manual transmission. ed scoffed at my earlier statement that manual supercars are rapidly becoming more rare than moderate republicans, but a quick glance at all the major players and their top of the line gifts produces similar results...
- the ferrari 430 replacement...the 458 italia only available with a paddle shifter.
- the upcoming mclaren mp4 should be manual, right? wrong.
- the too gaudy bug aka bugatti veyron is not surprisingly automatic.
- the maserati gran turismo s will take your breath away but leave your left foot bored.
- and the glorious alfa romeo 8c competizione and spider - another 'sequential manual'....
one could keep adding the latest offerings like mercedes' new gullwing, the vastly overpriced lexus lf-a or the greatest supercar killer, nissan's godzilla aka skyline aka gt-r but the result is the same. i guess video game junkies have won.
which means that if one wants three pedals and a transmission which doesn't have to worry about toyota-like software glitches, the options are rapidly closing. i'm still in favor of one bull but in all honesty there's only one other player in the same league that will let you row by yourself these days. and i don't think that i really could pull off the porsche vibe for another decade or so...
