I drove a brown 1989 Volkswagen Jetta with a manual transmission around western Colorado, it was really an experience. The car was older by then (late 90's) and it required a certain amount of skill to get it really moving such that it would crest the next steep, mountainous hill without having to be shifted down (eventually) into second gear. When the article talks about the vehicle becoming something like a prosthetic, that certainly rings true to me. Sometimes I have dreams where I am driving that car.
This reminds me of the interest in mechanical keyboards. The varied input from the clutch and transmission in a vehicle is much greater than the feedback from a keyboard, but I wonder if we're seeing the same principal at work.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/1989_jetta_mexico/0...
This reminds me of the interest in mechanical keyboards. The varied input from the clutch and transmission in a vehicle is much greater than the feedback from a keyboard, but I wonder if we're seeing the same principal at work.