2018 Mustang: Auto VS Manual Transmission 

How can you have a muscle car without having a manuel? We know the auto is quicker but that's not the point. I am a 58yr old gt manual owner and even my 24yr old son agrees! Manuals are just so much fun and actually take some skill to drive. I have no regrets. Save the Manuals!!

​@Jim P How can you call yourself a car enthusiast if you're using an electric starter instead of a crank. I bet you use power steering and ABS too.

I think it depends on the person. If I have to drive in traffic - no automatic. I want control in traffic. If I'm going to just drive on the freeway - don't care. I drive well over 40,000 miles a year, and most of them are manual vehicles.

@@roundsm18 - agreed! I live in the Houston area so am no stranger to traffic. Obviously, automatics are easier but I never had any significant issues with manuals either.

@@Intrepid175a Automatics get complicated really easily. From my position they’re harder to drive in all conditions because you have to deal with the limitations of the torque converter.

@@roundsm18 I have automatic and I agree. Though we have paddle shifters the car still feels like it’s taking control. Looking to trade in for a manual soon, I drove my first one for 30 minutes in a WRX and it was the funnest thing I ever did (though I suck at stop and go LOL)

I am 42, I learned how to drive 10 years ago, I had never driven a car till the age of 30 when I moved to the States, so I learned driving automatic cars, I have 2 automatic vehicles, one of them is 2018 Toyota Camry SE with both manual and automatic transmission, sometimes when I stop on red lights I shift the transmission to manual and start driving. I am going to buy a used manual car to learn how to drive a manual. For some reason, I believe driving a manual car is more fun.

Gotta love driving a manual 😎

I'm a manual guy but I think that's the point of that new 10speed: you can hold your gears like you want when using the pallets!

I hear ya! But.. For the redline argument: I think that's the point of that 10 speed: you have full control and for example: you can mash the throttle like you want and if you don't want to redline: just tap the pallets and voilà! (I'm a manual guy btw!!...but this 10 speed...ouch!!!)

@@DickGazInYa haha yes! The dilema is strong! We all are performance amateurs and manuals had always been the way to go! And the feeling of rowing your own gear is unique. But...just test drove a 3.7 mustang manual today (have a 11 impala for 9 month now) and it made me wonder : how in the hell could you exploit the full potential of 460hp with a manual?! And while I was shifting that v6 mustang like an amateur (since I lost a bit the habit) it made me realise: mmm well..maybe using a clutch is not that great after all. In any case: this week, I'll just go directly to a ford dealer and test drive the auto and a manual back to back and hope it'll make my choice clear!

And I am the opposite. Mine is an automatic, but I use the paddle shifters in the city and straight auto in the country / freeway

I mean my thing is how often do you actually need to shift on the highway when you're in the country? Commuting to/from a city yeah because there's traffic. Other than that? Park it in 6th gear and cruise

Glockshna They may shit a lot if they’re lucky enough to have curves and hills on their commute.

Steve Pounder that's how it is by my uncles house and my friends house. Curves for days.

Must be some scary hills.

Blacked Out S550 i got the steeda clutch spring for my ST its crazy how much of a difference it is

Greenespirit....yeah I agree with you. But I have to say that when I installed the steeda shifter bushing, that my friend made a BIG difference with the stock shifter. It makes the shifter tight between gears and shifting is FUN now.

Your older 15 model has a way better gear spread with the 1:1 5th gear The only reason that 2018 Mustang is faster is the raw horse power of the Gen. 3 Coyote.

@Raspberry Fig Newton Face Yep. IF GT had the tremec it may have shifted my decision but as I said, ready for an auto, and on this car it's an easy call for me.

The 10R80 is an amazing transmission for sure 😎

Here's a guy that when he runs he moves faster

Lmfao I agree 🤣

The auto is amazing

Drive 10 speed auto is king

For a mustang, yes.

On a 3000hp car stfu dumbass

Tim Allen manual if you want to be slow 🤷🏽‍♂️. The 10 speed is a game changer

@@nola504boy1 youre not gonna be slow because you have a 460 horse stang with a manual...yea youll be a little "slower" by comparison but low 12s certainly isnt slow for a stock na car with 5 liters. If youre gonna be drag racing or setting your car up for drag and dont care about twisties or anything else and just wanna go as fast as possible as easy as possible yea 10 speed makes more sense but there are people who actually like to have fun driving their cars. Just because its a few tenths quicker stock vs stock doesnt make it the automatic winner for everyone no pun intended. As bill stated he didnt buy the car to straight drag race he has a car for that he wanted a car to have fun in and be more engaging i can certainly understand where hes coming from. Im going to get a stang in 2 years after i pay my daily off (2016 fiesta st full bolt on hybrid turbo makes over 280 horses to the wheels and weighs 2600 lbs) it is a 6 speed manual and thats my fun daily car that i carve up twisties with. The mustang is going to be my nice day cruiser that i enter into car shows and drag race with im gonna set it up with forgestar f14 drag pack minor weight reduction etc etc...i dont care a thing about twisties in it i have a car for that so the 10 speed makes alot of sense for what i want the car for. But it isnt the automatic choice for everyone for every situation just because its a few tenths quicker and for that same reason it doesnt make the manual "slow". I cannot stand seeing all these comments like that.

JesseAndMike why are ur videos so weird

lol

AMEN

I live in NYC and I still see some crazy assholes driving mannies. Hell, a 15 year old mazda 3. Not even a performance car.

Admiral Ackbar I live in queens and drive a manual WRX as my daily. It does get annoying in heavy traffic though.

Winning races is where the fun is

- R E A P 3 R - exactly

- R E A P 3 R - and it just went lol

mike mcdonald nope. Still runs and cranks yo perfectly. He said that himself. He just want to go ahead and but the built motor on before he does blow it up. He’s also getting the MT-82 build with a stage 2 kit I believe.

6ixSpeedStang18 nice you chose a slower car enjoy it !

lockdown18Gt I am. And I get a lot of respect for beating people while driving manual transmission. Never needed the aid of a computer. Bang bang.

Unless you race him on a road course where the manual will wipe the floor with the A10. Even with the more crappy 2018 MT82 gear ratios the manual was faster.

lockdown18Gt enjoy turning in your man card

I test drove both still kinda stuck man. Never had an auto mustang. Still sounds stupid (auto mustang). But that auto is fast.

Butcher.cs is it going to be your daily?

daily driven 5.0 yeah, but I have a vehicle for work, my personal I have now has only 30,000 miles and it’s a 2012.

If you're gonna leave it stock and are concerned about having the faster in a straight line acceleration get the auto. If you want to be faster on a road course get the manual. If you plan on modding it for more power then it really doesn't matter which transmission you get. Cuz you're gonna go as fast as you want :) I personally would get the manual. Because I mod.

331Grabber my main thing is I want a fun driving car, I think the manual is most likely the option for me, my work vehicle is a Prius, as soon as he said it shifts like a CVT at light throttle, immediate turn off. I loved my supra which was a mk3 turbo 4spd. Had a lot of fun with that car and it was auto. Im going to settle on the manual.

Another positive is the manual being $1600 cheaper

Always the traffic issue.

Kelon Patterson auto is for pussy real mens drive manual

Hopefully someone that was better at driving it got it after you.

YamahaYFS200 butt hurt manual fanboy can’t sleep at night knowing the autos are faster

Gabriel Cruz real men also know proper grammar lol.

@@Unknown-sb3vh Us manual "fanboys" don't give a fuck if auto is faster. It's all about the enjoyment of rowing our own gears and being one with the car.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah nice one lmfao

Ford even made the manual worse in 18 when they switched to 4th gear 1:1 instead of 5th. I'm guessing the 18 6M would be 2 10ths and 1 or 2 MPH faster in the 1/4 with the old gear ratios.

its not better. fake news. let people think it is, more fun for me.

@@iquattro1167 whats lol is audis dont even make sticks cause they think their driveers suck

It’s cheaper to replace clutch than to replace automatic transmission...

@@zeezlebops performance wise, auto is better. Humans can only shift so fast.

Thank you so much for your support and business! Stick is certainly the way to go for having fun but yes sadly the 10 speed is faster, it keeps the engine RPM around peak torque for longer and it shifts quicker.

May i ask how long the repairs took? Mine is 10 days in the dealer from losing that 3/4 for is finally going to work on it tomorrow.

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An auto is only kinda fun when you're flooring it. A manual is fun no matter how fast you're accelerating

It takes a weekend and a parking lot to learn.....it's really not that hard. Kids/young adults these days can't text or make tiktocs while driving a manual

Jay Morgan go with the auto bro. I wouldn’t trust the MT-82

My wife says we can get a Mustang GT next but it has to be an Auto. I'm fine with that now thanks to this video.

The autos have had a few issues but not as many as the manuals. For a new trans it has been pretty solid.

Dude you have a jaguar and speak reliability. They're owned by Indian junk Tata and their predictability is absolute junk. Most fall apart before 10k! Mustang reliability is way above anything German. Of course still a far cry from Honda and Toyota, ford however is still by far the most reliable U.S. car manufacturer.

thank you! it was kinda fun to do too lol

I own a Charger Hellcat with a Borla Atak exhaust, it sounds nuts. If you want your car to be crazy loud go for it, it sounds good, no drone, but it's very loud (my neighbours hate it, but I do love loud vehicles personally, specially v8). Since you own a manual Mustang, please tell me: I am considering to sell my Hellcat and buy a 2019 Mustang. I know how to drive a stick but never owned any manual car and I live in the city with tons of trafic. So I am concerned that I'm not gonna be happy with the auto, 'cause fuck it, a Mustang looks way funnier to drive with a stick, but I'm also concerned that I'll regret it in trafic, and burn my f***ing clutch. What do you think ? Thanks for reading and sorry if my english isn't perfect, my mother tongue is french.

@@MickBiker88 to answer your question my mom taught me to drive stick 20 years ago I forgot to learn stick then about 2 years ago a friend showed me one day it took to re learn my memory came back took about a week when I bought my first mustang manual 2 years later I had to be careful with it it’s my first new stand so what I did I had self learned using my brothers old 2004 Altima he barely uses (he has 2 other cars) to practice on before I picked up my stang. Learning to drive a clutch is pretty easy once you learn you will improve your driving it’s a great experience I watched a lot of RU-vid videos on how to drive stick how to learn “rev match” it’s worth it! You will learn a lot just driving a stick is one thing it’s best to watch videos they will break it down to you and how not to burn your clutch. After 2 months of driving stick I have mastered it but personally I still have a long way to go in learning to drive stick and every car is different when you are driving stick so practice and practice! It’s not hard I promise. As for having stick in a crowded city I would have one car auto and the other manual to practice. I have two cars I don’t drive stick much in the city it’s annoying to keep shifting gears your car will stall and could burn your clutch. I can drive the city I have no problem I’ve done it many times I just find it annoying going bumper to bumper traffic. I would advise against it unless u have two vehicles. It’s never too late to learn to drive stick I highly recommend it. For me I had to catch up learning for the last 20 years I have always owned automatic I wanted stick. In a Mustang if you talking specs owning a automatic car can accelerate much quicker 0-60 you can feel it as for stick takes time to accelerate unless you mastered it and can gear up going higher speed. To answer your question driving stick is for engagement and being I say “one” with your car you are more engaged in driving than auto i find it’s no fun. If you choose automatic you won’t be as engaged in your stang as you would in a manual. I love to drive stick because I’m better engaged and I’m not focused on going on my phone checking texts. Owning a stick lessens your chance getting into an accident because you are more engaged and focused driving than in an auto.

Eric Steiburg 08(3222#&.

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