I thought "sports" meant racing and the driver wanting to have maximum control over their gears?
But I'm from Europe, pretty much all cars here are manual, not just the sports ones.
But I'm from Europe, pretty much all cars here are manual, not just the sports ones.
The automatic mode is technically "automatic-manual" in that it operates differently than a true automatic transmission. The computer shifts gears in lieu of you using the paddle shifters. It tends to be slightly jerkier than a true automatic.
These days its extremely rare to find a new-release supercar with a stick-shift manual. They almost all use dual-clutch paddle shifters.
It's semi-automatic, or more commonly known as sequential transmission. It's closer to a stick-shift than a manual transmission, as you have to manually upshift and downshift. Only the clutch is automated.