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This makes sense on a race track, where every second counts. Also, the media is putting ridiculous pressure on manufacturers to squeeze every last ounce of performance from their cars for the sake of magazine comparisons, which sadly a lot of drivers regard as gospel. Things are pretty bad when a car is considered a POS for being 2/10ths of a second slower in the quarter than its competition. But dual clutch would make up that difference for sure. The numbers are all some people care about. It’s human nature to want to be better than the next guy.
On the street, however, I can't think of anything more boring than a paddle shifter, except maybe a full-blown automatic. Manual transmissions (MT) are more satisfying, sans the day I start taking street driving too seriously. It’s a sports car, not a Formula 1 race car.
On another note, through exhaustive research I've discovered a particular area of the hypothalamus responsible for MT stimulation. Unfortunately, this area of the brain is underdeveloped in a particular segment of the population, who prefer paddleshifting over a real clutch pedal. The condition is known as "Schumacher-wannabius". Sadly, medical science has found no cure to date.
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