i think they say that because you can go straight from gear to gear. i dont really know. its just what we called it. do you say tomato or tomato.
my aunt has lived in mt holly all her life. i spent plenty of time growing up there. (gastonia, shelby, kings mountain, ranlo, charlotte. etc)
actually one of the most fun "manuals" i ever drove was a n 86 toyota MR2. so spunky and fun. mid engines are mostly like that though. but it was so fun to drive.