Quote Originally Posted by jdm>usdm View Post
I was exaggerating an idea to get a point across, dumbass.


All that Im saying is that you cant just look at this car and dismiss it a regular automatic that happens to have some optional shifter paddles. Its so much more than that, and some truely awesome engineering went into it.

Thats all.
Yeah well your point sucks and I'm not exaggerating, dumbass. Yeah there's a lot of engineering behind it but it's still an auto. Not saying it's an auto transmission but it's an auto. It shifts for you with no clutch pedal. To me that's auto and takes all the fun "sportyness" out of a street car. For a race car (ex. F1 car) on the track, yes it's cool because it's much faster but for the street, it's gay.

Quote Originally Posted by Mantooth View Post


No, it technically isn't. It's a dual clutch transmission., like the F1, E-gear, DCT, SMG, etc.

Go drive an E46/E90/92/93 M3 or an E60 M5. You can drive the car without using the paddles. Automatic mode doesn't = automatic transmission.

It's a twin clutch system.

I agree, however I wish it had a flat bottom.

A few of you should read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_clutch_transmission

I've had an E46 M3 with an SMG (which isn't a twin clutch trans) so I'm speaking from experience here and it was cool but still auto. Again not auto trans but it was auto. I didn't shift shit. It was boring and took the fun out of a street car. I think for a car like the 911 with so much history and great sports car feeling, for it to come with the twin clutch trans is gay. Of course this is just my opinion.

I do agree the steering wheel would've been sicker with a flat bottom.