I've got a mountain bike where the gears are set up so I use the thumb to shift to a larger cog and finger to a smaller cog. It's two separate levers but it's basically the same movement as these paddles. It was very quick and easy to learn even though it has the added complication that the left hand is shifting cogs at the pedals and the right at the rear which means the left thumb gives you a higher gearing and the right thumb a lower gear. So I'm happy to reserve judgement on the Porsche system and wait and see what it feels like in real life.

I've driven both the Ferrari and BMW systems in the past. I prefer having the paddles turn with the wheel so you don't need to move your hands to change gear. That's what these systems are all about. I wouldn't expect to be changing gear in a situation where I'd put so much lock on that I had to move my hands; not anywhere I was in a hurry anyway.

I do agree that the steering wheel is butt ugly.

Martin