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Originally Posted by gasnet
If its fun for you to shift than have at it. But it has no place on a real racetrack anymore. And soon on every racetrack within 10 years. In Europe manual transmissions are popular because they are cheaper and thats what there use to. When i travel to Europe my rental is always a Manual. Thats why its available on Porsche and every other euro car.
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Manual transmissions have "no place on a real racetrack anymore," you say? Who appointed you the arbiter of what belongs on a racetrack? Tone down your know-it-all arrogance, officer.
Here's an excerpt from a great article in last month's Car and Driver Magazine:
"We can't claim that the manual transmission will beat the best automatic on a racetrack, but there's bliss in executing a perfect upshift or heel-toe downshift. It's fun to hone a skill, to feel a gearbox snick into gear in your palm as the tach needle kisses redline. Entertainment breeds enthusiasm, enthusiasm brings converts, and an automatic—no matter how great it is on a spreadsheet—can't deliver that kind of joy."
Link to article:
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...-transmission/