35 - Manual.
I've owned some automatics over the years, and I've always felt that a sport oriented car just isn't the place for them. On something like a 7 Series, the auto is perfect, but on a small, fast car, I just like the additional feel from the solid driveline.
I would give a good Dual Clutch transmission some serious consideration, but I'd have to do a long test drive with it. I'm just no so sure about their smoothness during day to day driving. The manual may be a little more work, but it's not thrashing around when I've got passengers in the car. I never liked the SMG setups during my limited experance with them because of their low speed characteristics.
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