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Originally Posted by JEllis
My concern is that the drivers experience will be lost a little with the shift to an auto tranny...
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Yet Formula One drivers use both SMG-type transmissions and DSG-type. They're the best drivers in the world, but they have no problems using a paddle-shifted single or dual-clutch transmission. Supposedly the DSG-like "seamless transmission" gives about 0.4 seconds PER LAP advantage over the SMG-type F1 cars.
As a street or race driver you have finite bandwidth. Instead of focusing on heel-and-toe rev-match downshifts, if SMG/DSG does that for you, it clears up mental processing for other things.
I think the main complaint (among enthusiasts) may stem from equating paddle-shifted SMG/DSG with sluggish Tiptronic or similar torque-converter automatics.
If the paddle-shifted transmission does instantly what I command, no more and no less, I'd be happy.