Manual transmissions are like an endangered species that petrolheads are desperately fighting to keep alive, and it seems 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.The 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 told Road & Track that 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.'"Image Credit: PorscheAdvertisementAdvertisementResch said that more than 50% of North American GT3 customers prefer the manual option, while a whopping 80% of customers buying the GT3 Touring opted for the stick shift, which was a good enough reason for Porsche to bring back the manual for the Carrera S, even if the share of customers opting for a manual is lower than GT3 customers. 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."When asked about including a manual option on the Porsche 911 hybrid, Resch said:"So, the technology setup that we have in place right now, and a manual transmission, like you see in the Carrera S as the MT package, they are not compatible.AdvertisementAdvertisement"But at the same time, it's great to have an engineering team in Weissach that never stops thinking, and has a lot of great ideas. So I wouldn't be surprised if at some point they come up with a solution, but it probably will not be a combination that you see here of a manual transmission."Resch 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