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MY19 May Be Bad Year For Manual Transmissions At Chevrolet

5.2K views 19 replies 16 participants last post by  CaptainDan  
#1 ·
Chevrolet Cruze Vehicle Line Specifications for Model Year 2019 show no manual transmission availability.

Rumor has it that the Chevy Colorado will also not feature a manual for MY19.

Information Source: General Motors
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2019 Chevrolet Cruze Specifications

GM-EST. FUEL ECONOMY
City

31 mpg (diesel – automatic)
30 mpg (sedan – automatic)
29 mpg (sedan – Premier auto.)
29 mpg (hatch -- automatic)
28 mpg (hatch – Premier auto.)

Highway

47 mpg (diesel – automatic)
40 mpg (sedan – automatic)
39 mpg (sedan – Premier auto.)
38 mpg (hatch – automatic)
37 mpg (hatch – Premier auto.)

FUEL TANK CAPACITY
13.7 gal. / 51.9 liters (1.4L)
13.5 gal. / 51.1 liters (1.6L diesel)

ENGINE
Type:

1.4L DOHC I-4 VVT DI Turbocharged

Bore & stroke
(in / mm):

2.91 x 3.20 / 74 x 81.3

Block material:

Cast aluminum

Cylinder head material:

Cast aluminum

Valvetrain:

Dual-overhead camshafts, four-valves per cylinder, continuously variable valve timing

Fuel delivery

Direct, high-pressure fuel injection

Horsepower
(hp / kW @ rpm):

153 / 114 @ 5600 (SAE certified)

Torque
(lb.-ft. / Nm):

177 / 239 @ 2000-4000 (SAE certified)

Type:

1.6L turbo-diesel

Bore & stroke
(in / mm):

3.14 x 3.15 / 79.7 x 80.1

Block material:

Cast aluminum

Cylinder head material:

Cast aluminum

Valvetrain:

Dual-overhead camshafts, four-valves per cylinder

Fuel delivery

Common-rail direct fuel injection

Horsepower
(hp / kW @ rpm):

137 / 102 @ 3750 (SAE-certified)

Torque
(lb.-ft. / Nm):

240 / 325 @ 2000 (SAE-certified)

TRANSMISSION & AXLE
Type:

Six-speed automatic (1.4L)
Nine-speed automatic (1.6L diesel)

Final Drive Ratio:

3.14 (1.4L automatic)
3.17 (1.6L diesel automatic)









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#2 ·
Sad, but not surprising. Even though they've offered manual transmissions, I have never been able to configure a vehicle with all of the other options I wanted, plus a manual transmission (At least not since you could configure your own vehicle on the internet). It was almost as if they made sure you either wanted a manual transmission.....or other options.....not both.
 
#4 · (Edited)
I was able to configure my 2008 Saturn Astra with a Manual and any other options from stripped down XE to fully loaded XR, but that's a rarity now. I miss my manual a little bit, but I drive a Volt now and it doesn't shift at all, and I honestly like that even more. I can't blame GM for deleting the option. With regulations requiring costly testing, as well as a very low take rate, it probably doesn't make financial sense. I think the regulations need to change in order to "save the manual."
 
#5 · (Edited)
What regulations? Please elaborate.

From what I can tell it's purely customer preference, period and the car makers are not going to offer something that the customer won't buy. When many sporty/performance cars have low-take rates on manuals, it's obvious the market is saying customers don't care to shift gears when even the gearheads who exclaim "save the manuals!!" don't care to put their money where their mouth is. To paraphrase what one poster here on GMI said (apologies for not remember who it was or the exact quote): thousands want them but only dozens buy them.

In my own situation, I had manuals in my cars from when I first started driving in 1978. I dumped my last car with a manual in 2000 since it got to be a pain in the creeping traffic that I call my commute. I don't miss it much; oh there's the occasional time I do miss shifting gears but then when I'm stuck at yet another traffic snarl that feeling goes away immediately.
 
#6 ·
What regulations? Please elaborate.
Electronically controlled automatic transmissions do make it easier to meet all the government mandated 'nannies'.
When the vehicles computers can control the transmission along with the engine it makes it a more programmer friendly situation.
If the driver is able to shift whenever they want it adds an uncontrolled variable.
 
#10 ·
You can still get stick Civics and Accords...if there are no GM manual sedans/hatches, with a heavy heart my next car will probably be a Honda. But I’ll wait until the Order Guide is officially out before giving up hope entirely.
 
#13 ·
Ive never cared for standard shifters..wont miss it at all..
Automatics have many advantages over standard and many people finaly realizing it..
Eventualy there will be no trannys at all anyway,,when cars have electric motors you dont need to shift at all,,
Heck even buses had Allison automatics since like forever,,I dont get why bother shifting,and why big rigs still have those obsolete trannys..
If you guys miss it so much go and become truck driver,,I tried but got tired of those multi gear boxes real quick,where you must double clutch every gear,shifting up and down 12 or more gears and if you miss a gear going downhill with heavy load and your brakes overheat youre seriously fkd

 
#14 ·
It's amazing how our choices are being slowly whittled away each year. How long before our only choice for a vehicle is an electric CUV cube thing that is controlled by the government tracking your every move be our only choice for a vehicle?

Meanwhile Toyota, the originator of boring, is promoting their rev matched stick on the new Corolla and even offers a stick on the Taco. Have yet to see one on the lots however but at least they offer it.
 
#20 ·
.....How long before our only choice for a vehicle is an electric CUV cube thing that is controlled by the government tracking your every move be our only choice for a vehicle?.......
Oh please. Why would they care about tracking your car, while you carry that phone around with you everywhere you go?
 
#16 ·
#19 ·
Most of the cars I've owned had manual transmissions, including my current one as well. I would have considered an automatic at this point only if it was accompanied by adaptive, full range cruise control. Unfortunately, that is not as common as it could be.

I'd add that Chevrolet has offered no exciting reasons to buy a Cruze with a manual transmission. There is nothing to answer a Focus ST or RS, or a GTI.