Thread: 6MT or DCT?
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      11-26-2013, 09:54 AM   #55
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Originally Posted by CSanto View Post
Reasons to get Manual:
1) 1M derived transmission. Anyone who has driven this car knows the Manual is amazing in it.
2) Weight savings - this car is going to be all about being as light as possible.
3) More Fun - I've had the DCT for 5 years now, a manual car never loses its fun factor
4) Everything will eventually be DCT. The CEO of porsche said that within 7 years all their cars will be PDK only. It's a dying breed and this has the potential to be a great manual car.
I have DCT now at it works very well and you still feel in control.. That said, I would get the 6MT M4 for reasons above. My teenage kids all drive manual and as a group they haven't had a single accident or citation in 10 cumulative years (knock on wood), which I think speaks to the benefit of driving manual and interacting with the car and driving experience. Plus, it reduces texting while driving.

Given that this is likely last of the breed, I'll be getting manual.
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