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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
True, but not nearly as much fun. I had an F1 gearbox in my Maserati and despised it, and the tiptronic in my Audi is basically a gimmick in my opinion. There's just something special about the connection and control that you get with a true manual. Besides, even if the tip is faster at shifting, I doubt you'd describe a 996TT with a manual gearbox as "slow".
It's not faster at shifting, it allows the turbos to stay on boost between shifts

I agree, I like driving sticks too. Even if they're technically slower.

Not for my daily driver though, stop and go traffic is too prevalent here.
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