The manual gearbox may be enjoying something of a renaissance among high-performance automakers, but Aston Martin isn’t quite ready to jump back on the three-pedal bandwagon. The British marque is considering dusting off the clutch pedal, although CEO Adrian Hallmark admits a rather awkward problem stands in the way.
Speaking with Road and Track during Monterey Car Week, the company's head honcho explained that sourcing an actual manual gearbox isn't the difficult part. The real headache is making modern electronic systems work seamlessly with a transmission that lets drivers row their own.
