Originally Posted by cgocifer
Yep, those "lousy Mercedes Benz engineers"
sure did put one of the world's most sophisticated, intelligent manumatics in the SRT6. This is the only automatic I have ever owned and I must tell you, I'm not missing the manny tranny much at all, especially in traffic. This autostick optimises every ounce of HP and tq by shifting lightning quick and smooth at the optimal shift point. 0-60 in under 5 seconds, no muss no fuss.
Now, now, there's no need to be on your high horse. Read my post again, perhaps more carefully, and you'll I mentioned I also have a Charger Daytona. The Crossfire SRT6 is not the only American-badged vehicle manufactured by DCX with a Mercedes automatic transmission. I will agree that it is a fine transmission, but in opinion it is not the same as rowing your own.
Note I never even said the transmission was lousy! I said the engineers were lousy! MB has a habit of issuing their performance vehicles with automatics only. Where's the fairness in that?