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Imagine a Hellcat that can corner, a GT350 with 124 more horsepower, and an M4 with great steering.
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<blockquote data-quote="GT Premi" data-source="post: 15490662" data-attributes="member: 121775"><p>Because automatic transmissions cost more to manufacture than manuals and it's reflected in the price of the car. Also, anybody buying a Challenger/Charger aren't really interested in performance driving. They're interested in what automatics do best, just cruising around with minimal involvement or "inconvenience" for the driver. People who enjoy driving and having FUN driving aren't worried about getting the last nth of time on a dragstrip or road course. Not to mention the difference between an automatic and a manual on a road course makes pretty much zero difference. Don't believe me, watch Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car competition videos of the GT350R and the GTR. The GT350R beat the GTR by almost a full second. On a road course, that equates to <em>several</em> car lengths at the finish line. Yep, Godzilla was taken out by a car with less power, only 2 wheels driven, and an "antiquated" real manual transmission. Not to mention Ford's claim of the GT350R putting up virtually identical times as the 991 GT3. Most journalists opine that Porsche's PDK is the best and quickest shifting auto in the business. Yet it can't run away from a car weighing several hundred pounds more and shifting through a regular ol' manual transmission.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT Premi, post: 15490662, member: 121775"] Because automatic transmissions cost more to manufacture than manuals and it's reflected in the price of the car. Also, anybody buying a Challenger/Charger aren't really interested in performance driving. They're interested in what automatics do best, just cruising around with minimal involvement or "inconvenience" for the driver. People who enjoy driving and having FUN driving aren't worried about getting the last nth of time on a dragstrip or road course. Not to mention the difference between an automatic and a manual on a road course makes pretty much zero difference. Don't believe me, watch Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car competition videos of the GT350R and the GTR. The GT350R beat the GTR by almost a full second. On a road course, that equates to [I]several[/I] car lengths at the finish line. Yep, Godzilla was taken out by a car with less power, only 2 wheels driven, and an "antiquated" real manual transmission. Not to mention Ford's claim of the GT350R putting up virtually identical times as the 991 GT3. Most journalists opine that Porsche's PDK is the best and quickest shifting auto in the business. Yet it can't run away from a car weighing several hundred pounds more and shifting through a regular ol' manual transmission. [/QUOTE]
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