Really pumped about 2011 RA!
And the GTR is on the Top Gear uncool wall for this reason. Sure it's fast but it does the work for you.
My point was Rush hour traffic in any fair size city is not that different (it's a pain in the ****). When I worked day shift (thankfully I work nights now) My commute was 4+ hrs 3 3/4 hrs to travel about 70 kilometers (roughly 45 miles?). And like you said a manual in that is just way too much hassle.
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Which I agree with completely (my commute is 2hrs or more a day)
That I will concede for sure lol.
My point was Rush hour traffic in any fair size city is not that different (it's a pain in the ****). When I worked day shift (thankfully I work nights now) My commute was 4+ hrs 3 3/4 hrs to travel about 70 kilometers (roughly 45 miles?). And like you said a manual in that is just way too much hassle.
That I will concede for sure lol.
My point was Rush hour traffic in any fair size city is not that different (it's a pain in the ****). When I worked day shift (thankfully I work nights now) My commute was 4+ hrs 3 3/4 hrs to travel about 70 kilometers (roughly 45 miles?). And like you said a manual in that is just way too much hassle.
ZOMG sounds terrifying...lol. When you try and tackle the west side highway during rush hour, or the LIE, or Northern State, or the absolute worst, the Van Wyck. Please... you have to take into account the type of drivers your around as well...
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I found quite a few cars that I thought were cool on Top Gear's uncool list. It doesn't change the fact that the GT-R is a monster on a track, or twin-clutch equipped porsches, or mercedes, or Audi R8s, etc.
It's a monster on the track but we're not talking about track driving. For some, the visceral feel of a true manual cannot be replaced with a TC system, no matter how fast it shifts.
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This is true, its all subjective, what one person prefers, another may not. But, like I said, I would have never thought I would buy a Sports Car with anything BUT a full Manual Tranny, I drove the Ralliart and it completely changed my mind.
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That doesn't even really mean much, if you put a Transmission that shifts faster "automatically" then Manually in one of those cars, what then? Honestly, this whole transmission thing is soooo subjective, people have different preferences, like I think the WRX/STI are fugly, but like the looks of the Ralliart/Evo X, but others may think the opposite.
That doesn't even really mean much, if you put a Transmission that shifts faster "automatically" then Manually in one of those cars, what then? Honestly, this whole transmission thing is soooo subjective, people have different preferences, like I think the WRX/STI are fugly, but like the looks of the Ralliart/Evo X, but others may think the opposite.