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Originally Posted by Capt. Mike
Manuals used to be better, they are not any longer. I drove sticks for the first 40 years or so. Had a 5 speed when autos were free wheeling 3 speeds. I even commuted in traffic in an MT car because manuals were just better at fuel economy, engine control, speed control, reliability, and they used to cost less. Now, IMO, all they have going for them is the visceral joy of a well-timed rev matched (with my foot) downshift.
To me, that is not enough for me to buy and own a car with an MT.
Having driven a Ferrari 458 around Italy, it did not need three pedals. It did need a HUD, though.
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Agreed. They are fun, not useful anymore. They are certainly not as fast as a auto when they are changing gears at speeds measured in milliseconds. A Ferrari 430 can do it in 50ms, M3 in 80ms, a Mercees SLS in 100ms.
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