Our newest Question of the Week wants to know if you would prefer your ideal 2015 Ford F150 pickup with a manual transmission and, if so, which engine would you like to see paired to that manual gearbox?

 

I prefer a manual in my car and have owned nothing but manuals for the last 16 years but I think in a truck, especially a new truck, I'd go auto.

Now, go back 20 years and I'd say give me the manual but back then the auto left a lot to be desired.

-Steve

 

Loved the manual in my Super Duty, but the auto in the 150 is good.

 

I loved manual gear in all my cars, but I agree with Aussiekeeper, the auto in a truck is good if they will use 6 -speed would be better.

 

There already is a full manual mode on the automatic transmission. There is no need for a clutch, and it provides full control. It is available on the 2015 XL as a standard feature now!

 

Three pedals for the win. I would gladly pay extra for a manual transmission in my truck.

 

IF I were to buy one, gladly!! on the 5.0, as I wouldn't consider another powerplant if I was paid to. and I'd be willing to pay a LOT extra for the manual.

 

Wanted a stick when I ordered my 2014, nearly ordered a Dodge 3/4t just to get a stick.

 

They need a manual in the standard cab short box. it would have a strong market.

 

Yep, with the base 3.5 NA. The 6 speed out of the V-6 Mustang should work.

 

They had a manual in the F150 a few years back. It didn't have a strong market then and it wouldn't today. The market for manuals in non-sports cars has essentially dried up. It's just not worth the cost to develop, test, certify, and produce manual trannies for most markets in the US.

Rest assured, if there was money to be made by doing it, Ford would be doing it. There isn't, so they aren't.

 

This is absolutely nothing at all like a real manual though.

I'd never ever ever have an auto in a Mustang, and I'd consider it if it were offered in a 150, but I'd still probably opt for the auto. I would take a 6 speed Cummins though. Just depends on every application.

The old V6 Mazda-sourced manuals that couldn't handle more than 13 HP before blowing up sucked and weren't fun to drive, so that's not a good comparison either.

 

true enough. the selectshift is useless from what I hear from owners, not just ford either. a true manual is much better. even the true auto.

the auto is supposed to be the superior performer in these times. autos from years ago were sluggish and only good for those who didn't want to go to the trouble to change a gear. nowadays they are far improved with extra gears, lightning quick shifts, stronger build, et cetera. much more competitive, and many will contend far superior. many now days prefer an auto for heavy hauling and towing.

they remain popular in sports cars as the only real purpose of sports cars is being fun to drive for those who like them, those people usually wand a fun manual. an auto will usually outperform them in racing now.

I have heard several people still scoff at auto trucks, these are experienced manual drivers who are very skillful with them. I myself still need practice but I love manuals. I myself think, for truck purposes, a strong manual can still outdo or at least equal a modern auto with a skilled driver.

that said, be it laziness, disability, inferiority real or perceived, a mixture thereof, or any other reason, the manual is not coming back, because ford thinks no one wants them. I'll miss them, but such as it is.

 

It's 2014, manual transmissions have no usefulness anymore. The manually trannys they put in F150's from roughly 1989 to 2008 were complete junk. The older Borg-Warner T-18 and T-19's were great, but all the mazda stuff they started using in the 80's is crap.

Even big rigs mostly use automatics now...

I used to like them, and they were fun when I was a kid, but I could not imagine having to commute with one. And pulling a boat out of the water with one, please...

 

No!