Ferrari had its causes for abandoning guide gearboxes after the 2012 California. Solely two or three convertibles had been ever offered with a stick shift, however the low take charge wasn’t the one issue behind the gated shifter’s demise. Again in 2016, former tech boss Michael Leiters defined there’s no guide gearbox able to outperforming a dual-clutch computerized. Nonetheless, lovers proceed to request a guide.

For these individuals, Ferrari provides a easy resolution: purchase a used automotive. When Evo journal requested the corporate’s chief advertising and marketing and industrial officer if there have been any plans to convey the guide again, Enrico Galliera gave a transparent reply: “We have already got it, in a lot of our traditional vehicles.” His recommendation for anybody who desires to row their very own gears? “Purchase and restore our unbelievable classics.”

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“Now we have it [manual transmission], and we encourage purchasers to find the fantastic thing about driving a traditional automotive,” Galliera added. “We provide Corsa Piloti applications with traditional vehicles as a result of many individuals don’t know the way to drive a guide anymore. It’s an vital expertise that we are able to at present provide with our classics.”

Nonetheless, not all hope is misplaced. Ferrari hasn’t dominated out the potential of reviving the guide for a choose few. Earlier this 12 months, chief product growth officer Gianmaria Fulgenzi mentioned a three-pedal setup may make sense for a high-end mannequin within the Icona sequence, the identical lineup that features the automatic-only Monza SP1/SP2 and Daytona SP3. In line with Fulgenzi, those that can afford multi-million-dollar Prancing Horses “are already asking for it.”

Though manuals are principally gone from high-end sports activities vehicles, Porsche has loved nice success with 911 particular editions fitted with a clutch pedal. Ferrari may justify the funding by charging a hefty premium, which its wealthiest purchasers would possible be prepared to pay. A brand new mannequin with a standard shifter would additionally stand out as a rock-solid funding, given the rarity of such an incidence.

However Ferrari’s reluctance to convey again the guide is comprehensible. The corporate already has a backlog of orders extending into 2027, following report gross sales final 12 months. Moreover, the more and more superior security and driver-assist methods make manuals costlier to develop. Emissions laws additionally play a job, as fashionable automatics are typically extra environment friendly than equal stick shifts. Even Ferrari has to fulfill fleet emission targets, the place each gram counts, particularly in Europe.

A ultimate guide Ferrari with an eye-watering price ticket to offset all these challenges? It’s a particular perhaps. All of it is determined by what number of are prepared to plunk down a not-so-small fortune for what would possible be the final of the breed.