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Honda Is Already Testing a Manual Transmission for EVs

Whether it actually comes to production, though, is a different story.

This marks a bit of a course correction on the matter since Honda’s CEO previously expressed doubt over a simulated manual back in 2022. Chris Tsui Ergo, Honda’s synthetic manual gearbox is developed to accompany a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N-style set of fake engine noises and gear ratios. But as long as it’s convincing (and defeatable for stop-and-go traffic situations), I don’t see why a future performance-oriented electric Honda shouldn’t have this.

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