manuals aren't sequential -- i can hop around and do the 1-4 shift (common on vettes) or downshift from 6th to 4th directly without going through 5th.

by comparison, a bike is sequential. you have to click through each gear everytime... same goes with alot of these manual automatics... you can get from 1st to 3rd, but you always have to go through 2nd.

blaaah. i don't like them at all. everyone whose into F1 (big time in europe) loves sequential... in the US (NASCAR fans) we want our clutch. and that's the reason the M5 and M6 will be available with real 6-speeds, not just their SMG.