Most exotic and super cars are going that way. Traditional manuals will become extinct at some point very soon, especially in high performance vehicles. Up and down shifts are perfect, and they are quicker with a sequential gearbox. The 997 Turbo with PDK is much quicker down the 1/4 then one with a manual transmission. Many race cars, including F! cars have long used sequential gearbox's because of these reasons.
Its unfortunate because it makes the vehicles are less engaging to drive. The way of the future is in electornics. Long g9one are the days of couble clutching & rev matching an Alfa Romeo just to switch gears. Its not only with cars, but motorcycles as well. My last bike was a Ducati 748 with an 853 Big Bore kit, Termignoni Header & full exhaust, Open Airbox, Chip, & ohlins suspension. Sure my cousins brand new Honda 2009 CBR600RR was much faster & better handling. But it was less engaging to ride. My bike didnt have traction control or any granny aids for that matter, his had many...and they make up for rider error in the same fashion many of the elctronics on todays cars make up for driver error. For an experianced driver, It isnt difficult to run a sub 8min lap around nurburgring in a Nissan GT-R. But its very difficult for that same driver to run a sub 8min lap in a faster Porsche GT2 or Corvette ZR-1.
Gone are the days of bikes like the Ducati 998R, and cars like a Porsche 964 Turbo S. Newer vehicles are far less fun to drive and less engaging, despite being much quicker and better handling thanks to electronics.
While the new vehicles are amazing in their ability's.......i think my toys will always be older, more mechanical things which are far more engaging and fun to pilot.
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