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$.02 worth
if you are really interested in dct, just go to the lively discussion on the m3 boards...
but...we had an audi a3 dsg for 3 years, my wife's daily driver. She never knew what those things behind the wheel were for (paddle shifters). Almost everytime I drove it, I would put it in manual mode for approximately 3 minutes, when I got bored and put in D or S (auto modes). S made great sounds on downshifting, but wasted gas.
A couple of times I went into the Malibu canyons, though, and then it was fun. I played with left foot braking, trail braking (it's harder to spin a noseheavy frontdriver) and shifting with paddles (like GT5 or Forza). I now know why some fast autoxers have autos...I also fried my brake pads.
No, seriously, if you change the way you drive fast, the paddles are awesome. They probably are the future. But I suspect most people will leave it in auto soon after they take delivery.
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