Originally Posted by Lug

You're making the assumption that people who buy the auto are anti changing gears all the time or vice-versa. The point of the auto with tip is that you have one extra choice. Early Tiptronics did tend to suck but the new one in the 370z may be the best one ever made. Certainly one of the few that can match a manual for speed. "Feel" was hardly ever mentioned when Autos were always slower, it was always about the time back then. As auto's got as good or better in accel times, that "focus" seems to have changed. For me, the number one reason to buy a manula is less for "feel" and more for upgradeability. It's a whole lot easier to buoild a manual tranny for big extra hp numbers than an auto.