Originally Posted by theholycow (Post 63517)

I must be a real oddball...

I'm very happy with the 4L60E automatic in my GMC. I can give it a decent amount of gas and enjoy the engine's low-end torque without having to wind it out to 5,000 rpm, or I can drop the hammer and have it downshift WAY faster than I can shift a manual transmission. There's no need to shift ahead of time, though if I wanted to I certainly could; the column shifter gets it in gear quickly enough, faster than the tranny in some cars equipped with paddle shifters, and certainly fast enough when we're talking about shifting ahead of time.

Originally Posted by z28collection (Post 64808)

im not saying autos are bad for sports cars, there is just something about being a little bit more connected to the car. i love being able to drive the car, my wifes 05 4 runner i hate because it does to much for you and you dont really feel like your driving the car, the computer is. but maybe thats what the masses want.

Originally Posted by Shadowsong (Post 64803)

Well...actually, 'real' sports cars are moving towards Twin clutch semi-automatic transmissions. You can shift with paddles if you feel the need, no clutch petal, but you can let the computer shift for you if you don't feel like pulling the paddle on the steering wheel.

The GT-R has it, Ferrari has had it for years, the Evo X MR has it, did I mention F1 Cars have been using this for years as well?

Originally Posted by Mindz (Post 64899)

MR edition is a cosmetics package. The Evo X has it.