> You even see this effect downmarket - Toyota promised to never make a manual version of their Supra, then just this last year they put together a cobbled tra

> You even see this effect downmarket - Toyota promised to never make a manual version of their Supra, then just this last year they put together a cobbled transmission to save their car. They didn't say never, just that it was unlikely. I think the new Nissan Z scared them into offering one. The timing was too perfect to be coincidental. From the lead engineer a few years ago: > Tada said he knows people keep asking for a manual in the Supra and in time, after customers have driven the Supra with the automatic, if they are still clamoring for a manual, he will consider it. "It is not out of the question to see an update like that."[1] [1] https://www.motortrend.com/news/why-2021-toyota-supra-doesnt-have-manual-transmission/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/why-2021-toyota-supra-doesnt...