Fordlover wrote:
Ford reconfigured the availability of the manual transmission in the Focus because it was being requested in higher level trim packages which were automatic only. That's the first I've heard of manual transmission offerings being expanded over the last 20 years, rather than being eliminated. The cost for this change was incremental, which it would not be to introduce a manual transmission into trucks. I can't venture a guess as to what OP saw, but I am highly doubtful it was indeed a manual trans.
Your guess is as good as mine. The post is just for fun and to see what others maybe have seen. I see a lot of prototype/testing vehicles around here. This one just caught my eye due to the several unique items. Side exhaust, headlights I have not seen in any other spy photo, and the odd driving behavior.