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Originally Posted by mvfjet
I learned to drive manual by watching my brother drive his 2001 SS. It helps you get a mental picture, and the sound of the engine as the clutch begins to engage. My wife on our first date had to drive us home in my 5 speed mach 1 because I got effed up. Even she said with the torque of a v8 it's almost impossible to stall and because you only have to give it about 2 MM of throttle to move the car. I also test drove an A8 SS and I didn't like it either. When you're taking an on ramp hard or bending a corner you don't want to make sure the transmission doesn't shift on you mid corner.
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Sport mode in the auto will reward this type of driving, I tried it while doing a track day in the 5thGen years ago and it knows when to hold gears as it learns your driving style.