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Originally Posted by kavanagh
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. 
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I don't think that's crazy at all. Actually I think it's been proven.
For GTI's, the DSG puts down very similar hp to the wheels as a manual, but is ~0.4 seconds quicker from 0-60 because of how quickly it shifts.
That usually adds up to about 1-2 seconds quicker around a road course.