2009 Nissan 370Z Automatic - Short Take Road Test - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver
This article might shed some light on it..from what I understand the paddle shifters are definitely faster than leaving it in D, as they pulled off 0-60 in 4.6s with the paddles. Correct me if i'm wrong, though. I also have that delay in the dropping two gears to lane-change though, has a hesitation that i don't really like but its livable.