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Originally Posted by fitftw
It's lighter, faster, easier to service, and more involving. If you buy an auto, you might as well buy a regular appliance car because you'll get the same enjoyment out of that. Or could people really just be so lazy? Or really young and consider the stickshift to be an old dinosaur thing or never had a chance to learn?
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I am not sold on the 6AT yet, I really want to want the paddle shifter equipped car, but until I drive both the 6MT and the 6AT I will not be able to decide--a lot hinges on whether I can bounce off the rev limiter or if it will force the up shift and if it allows downshifts within safe engine speeds. If I can't do both of those things then the 6MT will be my choice.
So, on to your talking points:
Lighter? By how much? I don't recall seeing any (absolutely confirmed) specs yet. Even if it is 100#s that doesn't automatically make it slower or less involving.
Faster? Prove it. The 6MT _might_ be faster in a straight line (0-60), but I would speculate that once you get into the twisties, the 6AT will shine, and will equal or out pace the MT.
Easier to service? Sure. But how often will you actually need to? The gear set that is supposed to be in this is designed for way more power and has proven itself in other applications already, so really, how often is more than a fluid change going to need to be done?
More involved? I doubt drivers in DTM, F1, WRC, Grand-Am or myriad other racing series around the world would say they would be more involved or faster if the cars they drove had a third pedal in them. Same goes for drivers of any of the newer high performance cars. Having one less thing to think might allow you to become
more involved in being a better, faster driver. And, as I said it in another thread:
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Originally Posted by oneday
The car I autocrossed for 2010 was a paddle shifter (6-spd sequential [GXR1000 motor/trans]) and I really enjoyed being able to concentrate on throttle (right foot) and braking (left foot) inputs without needing to worry about shift points, so I was very excited at the prospect of getting a 6AT version of the FR-S.
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Lazy? No, but I do look forward to not having to work the third pedal while sitting in traffic, while still being in control of the gear I am in.