I test drove a 2015 RS5

ZCanadian

Agree - most people who criticize these transmissions have never actually tried one.
After about 50 miles you'll wonder what all the fuss was about (although you'll still depress the non-existent clutch pedal with your left foot for a while, LOL).
Granted, the paddles take some of the skill requirement away (heel and toe is no longer an option), but the 370Z in 6-speed manual flavour has a button that does this also. Only difference is that you CAN defeat it on our cars, and you still always have to be clever with the clutch. The paddles let you focus more on driving, and the drive train will never skip a beat in putting power to the pavement. It's funny to watch drag racing videos where the lower-powered car is losing ground to the muscle car right up until the hood dips on Goliath while David sneaks right on past.

There is simply no way that anyone can out-shift a dual clutch automatic (or automated manual) with a 3-pedal car. Doesn't make one better or worse than the other. Just better at different things.

Nice car. Nothing special inside from what I hear (looks like any other Audi, but that isn't really a bad thing either). Not a 911 by any stretch, but far more practical than one, too.