Automatic or Nah?

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Originally Posted by MikeM7

I would simply attribute that to the fact that most of the people buying lambos and ferraris are just rich old bastards with too much money lol, but I wouldn't really know. Afraid I don't rub elbows with too many supercar owners. I know the cars I mentioned aren't sports cars, although the pontiac was close to 300hp, but the point is that I got no gratification from shifting with that method. It's not fun and its especially awkward when you're turning the wheel while trying to shift.

I consider the repetitive references to the 70s and 80s and claims that manual won't exist in 5 years to be "talking down to". Maybe I'm just being too thin skinned.

If manual does get phased out, I'll just stop buying sports cars and get a sedan.

The paddles you used in those cars are still automatic transmissions. I'll agree with you they are terrible. But newer DCT transmissions are wayyyy faster than any manual. Go try a new M6 dct, GTR, porsche gt3/turbo... There is no way you can hustle a 500-600+hp car on a circuit and be as fast as the DCT. period.

I will agree with you that using a dct tranny in normal and somewhat spirited drive is ALOT less involving than paddles.