AMG manual gearboxes

[DirtyHarry88]

Does anyone know the reason merc don't ever do manual boxes in their performance cars?

[anonymous-user]

I'm guessing history. You can get them to put a manual in - but it will cost!!!

[Pentoman]

Most performant Mercedes available with manuals:
190 Evo II 235bhp
300SL-24v 230bhp
SLK350 280bhp (and maybe the new 300+bhp version is available manual?)
A200 turbo I suspect is available as a manual (200bhp)
Believe it or not you could get older S-classes with manual gearboxes.
As for AMG cars.... it doesn't seem to happen. AMG are a bit more driver focussed now so it might happen one day; that said more and more top end cars are going to auto-only or DSG type boxes it may not happen.
The SL63 has a special type of auto which is not really like an auto. I think maybe it doesn't have a torque converter? Something weird about it anyway, it's their answer to DSG and perhaps SMG

[r129sl]

Pentoman, the new SL63 AMG has the 7 speed auto (i.e. planetary gear sets) but with a clutch instead of a torque converter. It is AMG's answer to the dual clutch transmissions offered by Audi and Porsche. A series of six wet clutches apparently allow for pre-selection of gears.

Edited by r129sl on Monday 23 February 14:54

[nickco201]

So garyhun your basically saying that if someone wanted to spend a extra 20K or whatever they would put a manual in say a SL 63 AMG... which would be pretty amazing..!

[anonymous-user]

nickco201 said:

So garyhun your basically saying that if someone wanted to spend a extra 20K or whatever they would put a manual in say a SL 63 AMG... which would be pretty amazing..!

YEP - When I bought my manual SLK350 (don't like autos) they mentioned I could have a manual put in an SLK55 if I wnated but at a price which was never disclosed.