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Originally Posted by Xti
In my opinion. I would buy MT for several reasons
1/ The freedom of picking your own gears, and the feeling of that acceleration.
2/ The skill you needs, and the attentions you do to drive it smoothly
3/ The rev-match, and the rush of entering/exiting any corners
4/ The different tunes from your exhaust by utilizing your gear box, rev-match while having fun.
You need to have a friend who really knows how to drive a stick-shift smoothly. It is not just about clutch control. That is just the beginning of driving a stick-shift.
If you are an experienced stick-shift driver, you wouldn't ask weather to buy AT or MT in cars like this. If you were to ask for Corvette or M3...now, that is a different story. Still, 90% of Enthusiasts who is a pro at MT will always pick MT. It is just an addiction once you have done it right.
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I've been addicted to manuals for 30 years - and I bought the auto.
For me the performance of the auto on the track outshines the performance of the manual, and that is what I wanted most - performance. I do still love manuals for the existential connection of man-to-machine, and for pure driving enjoyment, manual fits the bill.
Call me crazy, but I believe the auto will outperform the manual on the track when both cars put the same HP to the wheels and with the same suspension setup. So far, every person who has driven my car on track has said the same, and one of those people is the lap record holder who set the record in his manual FRS (prepped better than mine at the time).
I hope to prove it this season.
