Article Pushes Back on Op-Ed Criticizing Manual Transmissions
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The article criticizes an op-ed by Paul Hockenos that argues against manual transmissions, calling his arguments flawed and ignorant.
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It counters that modern automatics may be more efficient, but efficiency is not why enthusiasts enjoy driving manual - it's for the experience and control.
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The article calls out Hockenos for unnecessarily gendering manual transmission enjoyment as a "masculine" thing.
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It argues that the tiny percentage of manuals sold makes attacking them unnecessary and useless.
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The article concludes that Hockenos seems to just want to "yuck other people's yum" about manuals despite admitting he doesn't understand the appeal.