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Originally Posted by jmg
It really depends what you use it for.
Automatic:
If you track the car and want to have the fastest times.
If you daily the car and want the convenience of not shifting.
If you drag race and want an advantage.
If you canyon carve and want the advantages of more gears and closer ratios.
Manual:
If you love the experience of being connected to the car.
If you like the mechanical simplicity of a manual.
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Very, very well said.
There many logical reasons to picking a modern sporty AT over a manual, and vice versa.
I would like to add that there is a visceral thrill to running through the gears pedal to to metal in the M4, especially from a stop or a slow speed. The exhaust note, the fast seamless shifts, the inertia pushing you back in the seat. . . throw in a meaningful corner and I feel very connected to the car. It’s intoxicating. So I would argue that an AT does not necessarily detract from a connection to the car, but might actually add to it.
And this is my first sporty car with an AT in 50 years of driving sporty cars.
Regardless, I would never criticize anyone for getting manual.