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The quarrel about Mercedes-Benz offering too few manual transmission option in their models is about as old as the brand itself.
We say this because not long after Carl Benz united his company with Gottlieb Daimler's, creating the Mercedes-Benz we know today, the Germans were actually building their own version of a transmission that didn't have to use a clutch pedal.
The peeps from Auto Guide are the latest to be upset with Mercedes-Benz not offering a manual in one of their AMG models, or the C 63 AMG to be more specific.
While we agree that a nice six-speed manual would make the C 63 even more fun to drive from some points of view, the fact of the matter is most Mercedes-Benz and AMG traditional customers are totally against pressing clutch pedals.
Before the W203 C 55 AMG was released, for example, AMG actually conducted a survey among their customers to find out if a manual gearbox option would make a business case. We all know the results to that.
The peeps from Auto Guide are the latest to be upset with Mercedes-Benz not offering a manual in one of their AMG models, or the C 63 AMG to be more specific.
While we agree that a nice six-speed manual would make the C 63 even more fun to drive from some points of view, the fact of the matter is most Mercedes-Benz and AMG traditional customers are totally against pressing clutch pedals.
Before the W203 C 55 AMG was released, for example, AMG actually conducted a survey among their customers to find out if a manual gearbox option would make a business case. We all know the results to that.
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