Found this on a BMW sight I frequent. Interesting stuff. At an even greater disadvantage in a turbo charged manual as boost falls off to nothing between shifts. .
Good Video, and well Said. But Auto are still cheating when it come to drag racing. If you can't lose a race because you missed a shift, where is the challenge? Might as drive a Tesla.
Good info. Thanks for posting. The topic certainly comes up often at cruise-ins and shows so I feel more informed now. MPG concerns raises it's ugly head again. As I get older I find shifting a bit more tiring, especially here in the mountains with constant inclines. I still have a 5 speed manual in my Mustang but glad to have automatics in my Pontiac & Dodge. It's nice to have choices based on how I'm feeling that day. I would feel really bad never shifting again (I've always had a manual car in my garage it seems) so I plan on keeping the GT as long as possible. I always had automatics in my Mopars in my early years so I feel right at home in my R/T.