Editing Manual transmission (section)

=== 1990s to present ===
Six-speed manual transmissions started to emerge in high-performance vehicles in the early 1990s, such as the 1990 [[BMW 8 Series (E31)|BMW 850i]] and the 1992 [[Ferrari 456]]. The first 6-speed manual transmission was introduced in the 1967 [[Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale]]. The first 7-speed manual transmission was introduced in the 2012 [[Porsche 991|Porsche 911 (991)]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In Your Car, How Many Gears is Too Many? |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7243/gears-galore-how-many-speeds-is-too-many/ |website=www.popularmechanics.com |access-date=5 July 2020 |date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

In 2008, 75.2% of vehicles produced in Western Europe were equipped with manual transmission, versus 16.1% with automatic and 8.7% with other.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dctfacts.com/archive/2008/why-dual-clutch-technology-big-business.aspx |title=Why Dual Clutch Technology Will Be Big Business |publisher=Dctfacts.com |access-date=2010-02-07 |archive-date=25 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325205741/http://www.dctfacts.com/archive/2008/why-dual-clutch-technology-big-business.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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