Too bad they didn't photoshop a new interior, one not based on 90s pontiac dashs.

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Clutchless manual transmission... now there's a nice driving challenge

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Isn't Photoshop wonderful?

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You just ain't gonna get something by autobloggers. One blogger also noted that there was inadvertant overspray of low-gloss Armor All on the windshield.

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#1. Clutchless manual transmission... now there's a nice driving challenge


Not really...afterall, every European atumaker offers at least one variant of a clutchless manual. Of course they all use steering wheel paddles to shift. BMW's SMG is probably the best known, but Ferrari, Maserati, Audi all have similar systems.

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It's the blessing and the curse of blog reporting. Blessing more for the consumer. Curse more for the manufacturer. It's visual proof that the media as we know it is changing.

http://www.ummediawatch.blogspot.com

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If you can't drive a stick without a clutch, you need to go back to driving school.

Funny though

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Too bad the bronze trim around the shifter & gauges is still fugly. Photochop that out, and we're talking.

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It's just sad that they would forget something like that. Now they just need a better Photoshop artist for that fake-looking shifter.

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I agree with #7, if you can't drive a stick without the clutch, then you need to go to school and learn.

And yes, they need a better Photoshop artist next time...that shifter on the console looks way too fake.

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Actually, if you look VERY closely at the original picture, there is a 3rd pedal. The pedal that's obvious is infact the clutch pedal. The brake pedal is almost completely blocked by the steering wheel.

In the updated picture, the pedal placement is so far apart that it would make heel-and-toe almost impossible.

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Jimmy stop smoking that crap,

Someone commented in the article with a link to the concept pic. If you look closely you'll see that this pic is generated from that earlier pic. Notice that the shot is the identical angle. Look at the radio display and it looks the same. They photoshopped the bronze trim, guages, and a shifter boot with the etchings.

Earlier pic:
http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2050105.002/2050105.002.Mini6L.jpg

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Here compare the two images posted in the other article.

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/2942/apr32007pontiacg6gxp34ls.jpg
http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2050105.002/2050105.002.Mini6L.jpg

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#7:

Just let me know how I can start out in 1st without the clutch in a manual...or get into reverse. What driving school is that again?

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#14:
Easy, just get a 1957 Saab with the Saxomat clutch option, manual transmission, but no clutch pedal;-)

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Starting out in first is easy. Two of my cars have had the clutch cable break while driving, and have necessitated driving it back, obviously, without using the clutch. My first twip was only a mile or so, but the second was 22-25, with many stops. It's really quite easy. Just turn the car off, shove it into first (or reverse, as necessary), and hit the ignition. You'll be moving in no time. Once you're rolling, shift into neutral, rev-match, and let the selector slip into the next gear. It's quite astonishing how powerful a starter motor can be and how easy it is to shift without a clutch. And yes, it is probably a pretty heavy strain on the poor little thing, but the cost for a junkyard starter isn't anywhere close to that for a flatbed tow.

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gm just needs to die. like, now.

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Too Bad that the clutch and shifter are the worst feature of the g6 GTP package. I am working throught the BBB autoline to get my situation resolved. By far, the worst shifter in a modern car EVER. Crunch and grind and pop is all you here.

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