6MT vs 7AT and the Track/Auto X

JoeD

There is nothing special to the Z's auto. Don't let the paddles fool you...it is nothing like the more advanced clutch-[pedal]-less manuals which just recently surpassed their equivalent standard-manual counterparts on a track driven by a professional. It still has a torque-converter, and while it's better than your average auto found in most passenger-cars...it's still an auto.

Regardless, even if the 370Z had an optional transmission on the same level as a DSG or Ferrari's F1...I'd still take the standard.