Some Lexus EVs will have the option of a manual transmission, the automaker has confirmed.
for launch later this decade, and it will be offered with a manual transmission complete with a third pedal.
The information was confirmed by Takashi Watanabe, chief engineer for Lexus' electric portfolio, during a recent presentation in Europe. Watanabe said the manual won't be a true manual with a clutch but a simulated system with software designed to mimic the feel of a manual, complete with engine sounds to mimic revs building and dropping. Even stalls and rolling back on hill starts will be factored in, and there will be selectable profiles with various simulated gear ratios.
"This new project all started with some Lexus engineers reflecting on what they liked about traditional [internal combustion] vehicles and what they had to miss out on with electric cars," Watanabe said.
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