Re: getting fast cars in automatic....
Isn't the paddle shifted gearbox that Ferrari offers an actual manual transmission with a pneumatically operated clutch?
It has paddle shifters and no clutch pedal, but it is actually a manual transmission.
If automatic transmissions are superior to manuals, why does virtually every type of race car employ a manual?
Drag racing is really the only form of motorsports I can think of in which automatics are generally preferred, and the highest levels like funny car and top fuel do use transmissions based on a manual setup.
The answer is simple, in the hands of a competent driver, a manual transmission is the best design. They are lighter, more efficient, generate less heat, and hold up under extreme conditions better than automatics, not to mention they give the greatest degree of control to the driver, which should be a positive attribute.
The OP should get what he wants, and new automatics might be better for most people than manual transmissions, but it is not true that manual transmissions are obsolete or inferior, and will probably never be in the hands of a good driver.
It should be noted that many of the new paddle shifted transmissions have much more in common with traditional manual transmissions than with automatics.
If a transmission does not have a torque convertor, it isn't an automatic.
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