Personally I disagree. I
Personally I disagree. I believe GM considered the following in making their decision.
1. They asked themselves, how can we best take advantage of/exploit the full performance potential of the platform? It could not be a manual, just not possible.
2. We are targeting a market segment made up of Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren (especially McLaren), Lamborghini, NSX, and Audi R8. None of these have manuals.
3. Based on power train layout and positioning, and certainly future power train types, manual transmission is not a feasible option.