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I've read several car reviews in which the reviewers noted that after a while "manually" shifting via paddles just started to seem pointless, and they would up driving the car in full auto mode (supercars excepted). When I drive my dad's automatic Corolla SRX I find the same thing - while it does not have paddles you can shift up/down using a pseudo -sequential mode via the floor shifter. It shifts very promptly, but after a while the lack of a 3rd pedal (and the crappy shift lever) makes the whole exercise seem futile and boring, and I just leave it in full auto.
That said I find fast cornering somewhat impeded in a fully manual car, since I have to downshift during the braking phase prior to corner entry in order to power out past the apex, and without mad heel-toe skillz you've got to get off the brake to adjust the throttle opening for the shift. I'm unwilling to risk my clutch/tranny to learn heel-toe; there must be many like me who would LOVE to see a version of the 370's synchro-rev system on the FR-S. I'd gladly fork over a few grand for it.
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