I have my S3 in “M” 99% of the time because it adds a little something to the drive. Just pressing a pedal and moving the steering wheel feels...weird.

Counter-point: DSGs are also a dying breed, and not because of electrification. They are a dying breed because torque-converter automatics are now also sufficiently fast enough while also being better able to handle high-torque applications that DSGs are being phased out across model line-ups as they get refreshed.…

Joke is on the automatic when people just floor it to force it into a lower gear anyway, or use paddles to keep it in its responsive zone.

$3k option and you have my attention. If I can buy an Audi S5 with a 6MT with a price premium for that transmission, I will go down to the dealership tomorrow to turn in my current S3 lease early and order a car.

Penalty box is relative to the current market and what you value. A WRX is still a penalty box compared to an M340i.

I am not actually sure the new Mk. 8 Golf R will come with a stick.

Wait for the 2-series, my dude. The back seats are not unusable.

The 6MT G70 in the US didn’t get the diamond-stitched seats (or a good interior at all really), which I absolutely wanted, and didn’t get the V6, which I also wanted but was willing to overlook for the seats.

Not anymore. DCT was added to the N for 2021.

You assume that the guy they are trying to sell it to has made up his mind.

Not necessarily.

I’m not claiming that all the sportiness comes from the manual per se, but that it comes from how much skill and effort is necessary to get the performance you seek. Driving at the ragged edge of performance is pretty sporting even with an automatic...but it’s even moreso if you succeed at it with the overhead of…

Not necessarily.

It doesn’t.

Being able to go around a corner isn’t what makes the GT350 sportier. Requiring more driver involvement, and thus being harder to get the most out of, is what makes it sportier.

My statement is a practical one.

1990 ZR-1s were selling for $100,000 in late 1989 through 1990.

Exactly. There is an ass-ton of fuck-you money around here, this car barely warrants a second glance.

It’s probably already been promised to a VIP buyer and the price here is to make it unobtainable until that buyer can pick it up.

Koons is mega-huge and has some high-rolling regular customers that know the owning family and get special treatment. You might be right about the “I don’t want to sell it” price, but I doubt it’s because the owner wants to keep it in the showroom. More likely they already have a VIP buyer lined up and this price is…