Horrible reviews by both guys. The shifting IMO is slow only in gears 5, 6, and 7...which are meant to be cruising gears, anyway. Depending on the acceleration and engine speed of the car, downshifts and upshifts in gears 1-5 can be very fast, as fast as the SMG trans. in my old 2003 BMW M3.
The cool thing about the auto, as many seem not to mention, is that even in manual mode, 1) your rate of acceleration and 2) engine speed at which you choose to downshift...both determine the speed of the shifts. Higher acceleration and engine speed at which you choose to downshift means faster shifting, and vice versa.
Understand the nuances before bashing the transmission, people!
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