This is the car driver’s version of the Sydney v Melbourne debate

Sales of manual cars in Australia plummeted to 32,642 in 2024, far behind 1.2 million automatics sold. With a test ratio exceeding 10 to 1 for automatics in New South Wales, experts predict that manual cars may nearly vanish by the 2030s. The shift toward electric vehicles and improved automatics threatens the legacy of manual driving.

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