You have obviously not driven one. I rented one in Germany and took it to the Nurburgring. The DCT is amazing. It shifts wayyy quicker than you ever could a manual transmission. Plus paddle shifting allows you to keep both hands on the wheel all the time. It was also nice to have the full automatic function driving in the city. The only car I would take over it is a 997 Turbo, or a GT2. I always thought BMW's were over-rated status symbols. Now, I want one. 414 HP + DCT + 51/49 weight distribution =![]()