Not really, the manual can hit 191 mph and the auto can only do 175 mph.

Either way, SMG I and SMG II and SMG III are ghastly. The DCT is a step forwards, but only time will tell how reliable it is. Give me the 6 speed instead!

I'd be glad to take them off your local dealership's hands. I need a better car than what I have now, a beaten up 04 Sentra 5MT.

They've just killed off the NA I6. They will kill off the V8 and V12 before they kill of the I6.

I love the interior layout of the V8 mid engined Ferrari's. They seem very space efficient for what they are. I love the open gated manual way more than any dual clutch or single clutch crappy paddle gearbox.

This.

One of the fastest cars on the 'Ring is a manual, and it's 'Murican too, and it used something like 2 gears on its run. I'm talking about the Viper ACR, and it shamed the best efforts of Toyota's engineers and their $350,000+ LF-A with its FLAPPY PADDLE GEARBOX!

Perfectly understandable, I wouldn't mind the colour. I wouldn't pass up an opportunity like that though, I'd turn it into a CSL clone with a manual gearbox and an ESS or G-Power supercharger and some sweet ADV.1 wheels for the track along with a full roll cage to get rid of the vestigial rear seats.

Yeah, and that's why I don't want any NEW Ferrari anymore. I'll take a 550, and an F355.

They have it on the US spec 550i and 650i manuals.

So you like your gearbox to fart as it upshifts, make an incredible racket due to gear while and lunch itself?

Agreed, keep the notion of flappy paddle only out of Ferrari's, Audi's, Porsche's, Nissan's, Lamborghini's, Corvette's, and anything else under the sun that can be considered a sports car!

The answer is no, emotionally. The answer is also no, reliability wise, look at what happened with Ford and the Powershi(f)t gearbox, and VW with their Mechatronics unit problems, a DCT BMW will not shift if there is load in cornering, the PDK has its problems as well. Manuals will indeed survive, I think the story of…

Convert it back to manual!

-Insert generic orgasm noise here-

Yes, and mainly because it is one of the most LGBT friendly municipalities in the country.

I'd love to see Santorum come to Northampton, MA...

Wow, that's a shame. It's a given that modern cars are going to be harder to work on than a '66 Mustang though, but I wasn't expecting to hear that kind of horror story about an SC400, as that is what I want for my 2nd car (with a manual swap, naturally). Generally the UZ and UR series engines are pretty damn…

and this one's a wagon, very nice!

It's an answer to a question that nobody asked. All it's going to be is a gussied up Q5, which I have an intense hate for.