Monterey Car Week has been a great platform for the car community to connect with automakers and learn what they can expect from them in the future. While Porsche unveiled a manual transmission variant of the 911 Carrera S, a decision it took after considering customer feedback, Lamborghini has made clear that reintroducing a manual transmission on its cars is not part of the company's plans.Lamborghini's most recent model to offer a manual transmission was the Gallardo LP 560-2, which ended production in 2014. Since then, the Italian marque has relied mostly on DCT automatics. While it has been over a decade since the brand last offered a manual, it does not plan on returning to the old ways, with Lamborghini Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann saying that manuals are best suited for collectible cars. CarBuzz quoted him as saying:"For me, this is something which is not on our priority list, because we have a lot in the pipeline.AdvertisementAdvertisement"[The manual gearbox] is mostly for collectibles, and today we don't have any plans to do so."When asked whether hybrid powertrains were compatible with manual transmissions, Winkelmann did not have a definitive answer.Lamborghini unveiled the Revuelto SV edition at Monterey Car Week, which also comes with a quick DCT gearbox.Image Credit: LamborghiniPorsche Adds a ManualMotorBiscuit reported that Porsche has been listening closely to its customers. As a result, the 911 Carrera S has got its stick shift back, with Porsche confirming that the three-pedal setup will remain available as long as there is customer demand and it remains legal.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe manual option was dropped from the Carrera S, but after considering what customers wanted, Porsche has brought back the stick shift, which only existed in two 911 models- the Carrera T and GT3 variants. The manual Carrera S was revealed at Monterey Car Week, where North America CEO Timo Resch explained it was not part of the brand's plan to bring back the manual option for the Carrera S. He said:"Because obviously our customers have a close relationship with their Porsche centers. And if they tell them, 'I would like to have a manual which kind of sits in between a GT3 and a T', we try to collect all of that feedback. And based on the history of, there was a Carrera S in the previous generation that had a manual transmission, we were like, 'Let's build a case.'"The Porsche boss said that the decision to bring back the manual was all about offering more choice. He said:"Ultimately, it's the choice of the customer. And that's what we are about. It's about providing choice to our customers."AdvertisementAdvertisementResch emphasized that Porsche expects demand for the stick shift to remain strong well into the next decade, and that the company will continue offering manual options as long as they remain legal. He said:"You can be assured that we will try to offer manual transmissions as long as we are legally allowed to, and as long as there's customer demand. And we see customer demand for the option, manual transmission also lasting well into the next decade."Image Credit: Porsche