Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
Guys, I understand it is several hundreths faster, but the fact of the matter is that I, me personally, would give up a few hundreths per shift for more fun everyday I am behind the wheel of the car. The amount of time a car spends on the track versus the road, I would take the manual everyday, but again, this is just my opinion. And since I do not drag race, it is less of an issue, although it is quite nice on a road course or AutoX to know the car is going to stay in the gear you have it in...
This is why we each drive what we drive.
I completely understand what you're saying, and a major part of the reason I got a Limited Crossfire was because I wanted my weekend toy to have a manual gearbox. For my next daily driver I'm hoping that whatever I select will have a manual option. One of the cars I've been considering (and admittedly I'm a ways off from replacing my daily) is the Ford Focus, but I don't want the base model. And the base model was the only way to get the manual gearbox..... until very recently when Ford announced that the 3 pedal variant would become available on the Titanium trim level Focus. Good!
But super cars are all about bragging rights when it comes to marketing. The vast majority of guys who buy super cars don't have anywhere near the skill level to drive them at 10/10ths, let alone 8/10ths, so Nurburgring times, acceleration times, etc don't really mean a hell of a lot in the real world. Anyone who buys Car A over Car B because Car A is faster round the 'Ring is a moron.