bossman

k RCZ are you kidding me? bud.. you say you don't have the luxury of "being able immediately control what gear your car is in comes to mind". umm, pretty sure that's what the paddles are for. despite your backwards views and "YEA I DRIVE A STICK CUZ IM A REAL MAN WITH A REAL SPORTS CAR" attitude, you're gonna one day have to accept that paddles are a proven technology and they will become the median. Not to mention ferrari pioneered them.. every review having to do with the paddles vs. stick has said the paddles were better... go look at the new M3 & 911 article on car and driver.. go look at the G's performance figures.. all audis including the R8.. and ferraris. the fact of the matter is that you like the manual because that's all you know, you're looking for a reason to express why you're better than someone yet you don't even have the qualifications to know the difference!

PS - go watch the video with the nissan exec talking about the two; he clearly states that unlike most automatics the Z's was specially geared to be more performance oriented and give the driver the same sort of connection you feel with the manual. that's why there's an extra gear, that's why they spent years researching perfect spacing ratios between the gears.. Also, this is the fun fact of the day. What makes me mad is that I don't remember which review but it was on this website.. the tester said that the automatic also feels like it has rev-matching.. he said that there was no "S" button but you could see the car kind of auto-adjust as soon as you let go of the paddle