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Jun 19, 2007 | 03:10 AM

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Fanman

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Originally Posted by bavariamotorist

So these ONLY came with manuals before 07???

I must be misunderstanding...even the Coupes and Spyders had automatics for quite a few years now.

How could the family sedan of the bunch only have a manual?

No, I am misunderstanding. This must be some type of special transmission for '07, right?

These cars came with the Duo Select transmission. What are commonly known as sequential manual gearboxes. They have manual modes & automatic (essentially let the ECU shift for you). The 07's have full on automatic gearboxes (torque converters, no clutch, etc.)