I drive a 6MT, and it's the first stick I've ever owned. (Drove a coworker's Golf to learn, drove my friend's WRX once.) I test drove the 7AT when I was buying, but went for the manual because, well, I figured you're supposed to in a sports car. I do love the engagement of ripping through the gears when you're accelerating hard on an on ramp, but I wonder if I should have gone with the 7AT (particularly considering the fact that my master & slave cylinders died when I was four hours from home). I also do primarily highway driving, so I spend the majority of my time in 6th gear.

As far as the '13 model, I'm still not sold on the face. It's grown on me a little, and this is the first live-action I've really seen of the new look. I still hate the wheels though. Directional rims always look like they're from WalMart, IMO. Should have stayed with the 09-12, and just offered the gunmetal color. That blue is pretty awesome though.

:iagree: The only thing i really don't like about my AT is that increasing this car by 200rwhp is rapetastically expensive. Beefing up the tranny will cost as much as a turbo kit. :ugh2:

Other than that, the 7at is insanely responsive and aggressive for being a slushbox. With the groundwire kit from stillen, it's just plain impressive.

I test drove the Z in Auto because they had no manuals. After coming from an auto G35S i was totally determined to get a manual my next ride. I was extremely impressed by the auto in the Z and as others have said felt nice and torquey. There is virtually no traffic in my neck of the woods so the manual has worked out great. Nice write up!

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uh..... the reviewer actually DID NOT bash the auto, go back to the video at the 4:10 mark, he said, "The automatic by the way is a 7-speed I'm sure it's a lovely automatic but it doesn't make sense in this car...."

He doesn't agree an automatic transmission in a sports car, that's more like his personal preference on a sports car, and from his statement, I believe he would say the same thing on another sports car.

But he did praise the 7sp-AT :tup:

The 370 is old and sucks fuel. It needs small engine and turbo, it must be like brz... Blah blah.

Honestly, I'd like to see them go after the vette than the brz. If the next gen goes downscale... I'll just get a c7 vette

Ok do we really need the drama print? :ugh2: All i'm saying is, as a auto, its features compliment a sports car well. He may prefer a manual I'm just saying i don't see why people think a sports car shouldn't have an auto if the auto is worthy? That's when i explained in which cars, auto's would not be an option and which one's would. Lastly the knocking sentence was a general statement to all reviewers, that somehow find a way not to credit this auto for it's performance.

Thanks for coming to the reviewers rescue, but I have the right to my opinion as well. :tiphat:

lawl, it's ok that you drive an auto dude. Let the last of the manual trannys die in peace.

No one is wanting the extinction of manuals. This has nothing to do with it. But I already see where you're going and lets not bring this forum backward two years. I do think the review was very good and honest. I just made a statement that's going somewhere it doesn't have to.

Just saw this review, it's refreshing to see a great review for a change. "This car doesn't really come at you outrageous, I really think it's market would like that.":D