I agree with the notion of manuals in slower cars, that makes sense. You're getting everything out of the engine that would be restricted by an automatic. With these modern supercars it's the opposite, a manual restricts the capability of these engines.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).