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Originally Posted by leon1984
0.2 of a second here or there makes absolutely no difference in 'real world' driving… The most critical thing for a road car/engine is how it feels when delivering it's power.
The engine in a 235 has an extremely linear delivery which when spread over 8 low ratio gears makes the experience very dull. Extremely fast yes, exciting? sadly not.
The ratios of the 6sp manual makes for a much better delivery
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It's funny you say that, cause I feel the same way but no one seems to mention it! I mean, I just read about a new golf 400 whatever, with a 10-speed DSG and I was like: 10?!?!? Efficient yadayadayada, but it's just gonna sound awful, almost like a CVT, not to mention satisfaction, excitement and involvement!
You'll just floor it and hear a near constant rpm like on a prius...awful experience! And if you're in manual mode, you'll just blister the hell out of your finger tips from clicking the paddles to death going up and down the gears!