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Well considering I have owned 4 of these cars in total (2 auto's, 2 standards) I might as well share my opinion on it.
The A/T is definitely slower - off the line, like over a second slower. You will either love the paddles or dislike them, but the transmission itself is super responsive and fast. There is a lack of the same options aftermarket when it comes to headers/exhaust - I would imagine even with exhaust/header/intake/tune the A/T is probably still slower off the line then a stock MT due to gearing differences and inability to launch. If you had an A/T and changed the final drive it would probably help it immensely - but that's a lot of work.
The fact is the car doesn't have much power - you want to maximize as much as you can get out of this car. The MT in this car is amazing and perfect to learn on - I learned on it myself. In my opinion there is no reason to not get the MT - it's cheaper, arguably more fun, upgraded, and faster.
This is coming from somebody who actually liked the AT version of the car. Having owned and driven both though you can't go wrong with either overall - it's just now especially with the upgraded MT version of this car I really don't see a reason why anybody would buy the AT unless maybe medical reasons.
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