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      06-22-2012, 11:29 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf View Post
I don't view the decision to pair the manual to manual as one of trying to skew the results. They clearly prefer the manual car (it's mentioned a half dozen times in the video) and that's the car they want to drive. They admit that the DCT would be quicker, so what's the big deal?
My complaint is that it jettisons one of the M5's top three features and allows the CTS-V to avoid displaying what is unarguably its worst feature. If you've ever tried to manually shift the GML80 on the track using either the finger triggers on the back of the V's steering wheel or the gear selector, you'd see how profoundly that ancient transmission hobbles the V. As I said, I think R&T went manual to manual just to keep it interesting. That's all well and good, but the percentage of manuals versus dual clutch/automatics sold in both cars worldwide is astonishingly small and makes the test results less applicable for 95% of the people cross-shopping both cars.
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