Denton
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- 2023 Toyota Supra
Real car enthusiasts don't drive cars with synchros, traction control, or power steering. Peasants.Faster at changing gears, yes, obviously, (although until more recently they also had the tendency to pick the "wrong" gear).
BUT almost everyone who is a real car enthusiast or driving expert will tell you the manual car is more "fun" and a better "driving experience". Most of the Z reviewers tell you to get the manual, most of the Supra reviewers tell you to get the manual (now that it exists), ...
The reality is that sheer speed for the sake of it is an utterly pointless exercise, especially on public roads. What you really want is the better driving experience ... and that usually means a manual car, and a direct driver-to-mechanical-bits link with as few electronic interfering gimmicks as possible.
If all you want is sheer speed, you're better off getting a drag racer to use down at the local sprint strip.
Stick feels cool to me, I can pretend to row 18 gears like Vin Diesel. And downshift rev matching was always my enemy and it felt so good to get it right.
But I also get a woody from max acceleration thru gears and practically instant shifting.
The car community just has so much gatekeeping. It's sad.