Hello folks.
My '04 350Z Touring Coupe was a AT.
My '07 350Z Grand Touring Coupe was a MT
My '08 350Z Grand Touring Roadster was an AT.
and I just (this past Wednesday) took delivery of my '09 370Z Touring Coupe 7AT with the sport package.
I would agree with those who believe a manual transmission is a few ticks faster overall than an automatic and is probably the choice for the most performance minded.
However, I'm very pleased, so far with this 7AT and the paddle shifters...I suspect the paddle shifters will take some getting used to (I've already found out that it's easy to grab something else than that shifters if you aren't careful
) but I'm pleased with my choice.
I autocrossed my '04 and "07 and frankly, I like the AT better for autocrossing...I'm eager to see how this 7AT and the paddle shifters do on the course....I'll let everyone know!