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The automatic is the better choice for many reasons. The only question is why Toyota decided to fit taller gears to the automatic? Had the automatic used the same ratios or a shorter final drive to make them effectively the same as the manual then the automatic would accelerate as quickly. As it is the manual (which I have) is geared improperly for a road car in order to give it quicker acceleration. It also needs a seventh gear which it will never get. The automatic gearing is actually better to drive, I expect, just a little slower 0-60.
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