In article ,
Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, 4 June 2016 17:04:45 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Graham. wrote:
The obvious cultural difference that I think of is automatic vs
manual transmission

Not really these days. Most larger cars tend to be autos. So probably
a cost thing rather than cultural.

More likely that the hydraulic gear change is so much more reliable
these days.

Decent autos - ie the epicyclic type - have been more reliable than a
clutch/manual gearbox combination for a pretty long time, in the hands of
an ordinary driver. Far more difficult to abuse. But cost more and likely
have an MPG penalty.



You can hammer a smaller engine with more ease in Italy and Britain and
thus keep pretending you still have a rich man's willie.

http://www.citroen-ds-id.com/hc/chapter8.html

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