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I agree that the color of the Z featured is beautiful (although I'm partial to blue cars). I really like the nose refresh, too. Overall, seemed like a fair and

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Old 12-10-2012, 12:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I agree that the color of the Z featured is beautiful (although I'm partial to blue cars). I really like the nose refresh, too.

Overall, seemed like a fair and generally positive review. Thanks for posting it!
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I agree that the color of the Z featured is beautiful (although I'm partial to blue cars). I really like the nose refresh, too.

Overall, seemed like a fair and generally positive review. Thanks for posting it!
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Not making this a whats better thread, just an opinion and thats it....
Pretty good review. And though i understand the need for the reviewer to over-emphasize the enthusiast transmission of choice. Only thing is Reviewers, unfairly keep knocking this auto. It's arguably the best "slush-box auto" out there and I happened to choose it because the auto felt significantly more torquey, (though numbers are the same) DRM added what i needed to replace manual and was easier to drive in traffic.
Other cars like gencoupe, 128i, camaro and mustang v6 would probably never make it on my auto option list. But in the case of the Z. This thing felt different. It was closer to the 135i and Evo DCT which i consider to be amazing autos
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
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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
Ok do we really need the drama print? 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.

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