nberry:
Can we be honest? Many of the MT enthusiast want manual because they think it makes them more manly. Its like rolling up the shirt sleeves above the biceps. There is absolutely no redeeming quality to driving a manual transmission especially in a high performance sport car. All these cars are design to be driven with dual clutches for optimal performance. MT detracts from the car performance.
That said, Porsche knowing some of its base is stuck in the past, offers MT to make an easy dollar off them. Take the .2GT3, Porsche is charging the same for MT as it is for PDK-S. Everyone know that PDK on all other 911 models is a $3900 option. So those getting a MT on the GT3 are paying that much more.
Grant, I'll exclude you from my comments.
It is the 1000th time this argument comes up
You are making the mistake to think that optimal performance is the recipe for driver involvement and feeling. It is not. Yes, a manual transmission detracts from the car's performance, but unless you plan to mainly use the car on the track you will never experience this level of performance on the road. Never, ever. I am big fan of PDK, but a precise short throw manual is a hell of a lot more fun.
Once you get your .2 GT3 with PDK-S you will know exactly what I am talking about. This car will be "pointless" on public roads. 9000 RPM and 15 millisecond shifts on the way to Starbucks? Hah! You won't even be able to experience 5% of the performance and I bet the car is only rewarding once you are pushing it to the limit. It is simply too good and civilized. That is why people choose manual, to get more involvement without having to drive the car like a Nürburgring record lap attempt...
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