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I went to a car clinic a few months back to be on a panel for an upcoming new car. There was a factory engineer there and I got a few quick minutes to chat with him when we got a few minutes. One of the things I asked him was about the current generation of AT's in most sports/sporty cars. He stated that most of the "current" AT's in sports/sporty cars today will outperform MT's in 99% in any drag race (of course gearing will effect this). The "only" reason they currently DO NOT out perform MT's is the fact that practically ALL manufacturers install fuel cut-off devices in their cars when the brake pedal is depressed. Meaning that you can't do a brake + gas pedal take off for 0 - 60 or 1/4 mile runs. This is completely a safety measure put in place because they got tired of getting sued by idiots who don't know the difference between the brake pedal and the gas pedal. Now launch control would solve this problem, but at this price level it would add too much to the bottom line.

Now I have an AT BRZ, but honestly I could care less what anyone else thinks about that or what others choose to buy. That's their business and theirs alone. Now if I could inject my 2 cents into this discussion... I find it quite funny that when the initial 0 - 60 of the FRS/BRZ was released you had all manner of people stating that, "this isn't a Mustang and if you want a fast car go buy one". And that, "this car isn't about speed yada yada". Then have "some" of these same people turn around and knock the AT because it's "slower" than the MT.

Last night I had a drink with a few of my goo buddy's. One has a 1st year GT-R and the other has a 997 Porsche. When both of them asked me about how fast, or slow, my car is I asked them that I have a blast driving this car and when it was that they had a similar time in their cars. I hate to sound like a cliche, but do what YOU like. In the end, that's all that matters. :happy0180: