![]() Meanwhile, Ghost starts and stalls repeatedly. They argue about how best to describe the process. With the clock ticking, the team tries to teach Ghost how to drive stick–over the radio. So when he encounters three pedals and a gear select lever, he assumes it’s some “new, new tech.” He even guesses “military maybe?” His older team members finally realize he is describing a stick shift. The thief has never seen a stick shift before. The second half of the SNL skit is a treat for manual transmission fans. RELATED: See The Ridiculous Movie Car Jerry Seinfeld Takes Seth Rogen For Coffee In 1996 Lamborghini Diablo with a stick shift | National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images The Lamborghini Diablo’s manual transmission thwarts the fictional thief. Then the thief starts the car, revs the engine, and stomps the gas. Ghost hops behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Diablo, and the hacker opens the doors. They tell him to steal the vintage Lamborghini. He walkie-talkies his crew: a hacker (Mikey Day) and mastermind (host Kieren Culkin). Then the intruder tasers him and ties him up. Thompson discovers a rope someone apparently used to rappel from the roof. The owner proudly displays a convertible BMW i8. In the background, we can see several expensive cars. “The Heist” opens with a security guard (Kenan Thompson) patroling a billionaire’s car collection. RELATED: Why Jay Leno Doesn’t Own A Single Ferrari Saturday Night Live skit ‘The Heist’ features a Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini Diablo | Saturday Night Live Youtube / NBC Studios The Lamborghini bit is suspiciously similar to recent real-life stories we covered of thieves stymied by the stick shift. In a skit last weekend, a young thief tries to boost a Lamborghini Diablo, only to encounter his first manual transmission. You know the cultural trend is widespread when Saturday Night Live pokes fun at it. ![]() Unfortunately, so are people who can drive a stick shift. For reuses of this material beyond those permitted by fair use or otherwise allowed under the Copyright Act, please see our page on copyright and citations. Copyright in this material has not been transferred to Duke University.
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