1. Emphatically NO!
2. Pretty much.
3. No.

That said, the manual ones are somewhat fun to drive. I got to take a test drive in a 2000 S4 six speed that was quite pleasant, at least until I opened the hood. I don't care for automatic transmissions in general and Audi's really don't shift the way I like.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.