Great quote from Andrew Frankel in Motorsport magazine speaking of the limited return of real manual transmissions in a couple up coming Porsche models and even a Jaguar, "The odd thing is I don’t detect any great realignment of public opinion behind the fitment of manual gears to high-end sports cars and supercars. The truth in most cases is that these cars are bought more by people who want to look good than drive hard. By both allowing you to change like a racing driver while actually making the business of driving easier, paddle shifts offer a win/win solution to fashion victims who either can’t or can’t be bothered to changed gear smoothly. And they’re quicker around the Nürburgring too, as if that actually mattered." Man who speaks the truth.
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