I read an article in “The Atlantic” recently regarding the looming end of the manual transmission. The author’s bio read like an exercise in academic over-achievement with a sprinkling of the arts to balance his scientific genius, but one thing it did not mention was any affiliation with automobiles in a professional sense. Not that focused expertise is necessary to weigh in on a topic, especially these days.
I read this piece at the urging of a friend, and admittedly I expected to mostly agree with the author or at least feel the kinship relating to yet another passing car feature.
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