The manual trans is the performance transmission. The manual transmission is lighter, runs cooler and is more efficient than the automatic. It also, unlike the automatic, provides the driver with full control of gear selection. Now, some GTO ads/reviews claim the automatic provides a better 0-60 time but this is undoubtedly due to driver error, probably those unfamiliar with shifting the T56. Every other ad/review you see for any other car on the market has a manual version always being faster than an auto.furgburg said:I am a newbie here, looking at purchasing an 05. I really would rather have an automatic. How is the performance in an auto vs. a stick. Also how is the milage. Thanx
........HoHoHo. :rofl:Now, some GTO ads/reviews claim the automatic provides a better 0-60 time GTO ads/reviews claim the automatic provides a better 0-60 time but this is undoubtedly due to driver error, probably those unfamiliar with shifting the T56. Every other ad/review you see for any other car on the market has a manual version always being faster than an auto.
RiceEater said:I will say the tremec in these goats is quite amazing. There really is almost no difference in actuality between the A4 and the M6, other than the obvious one has a clutch and shifter while the other does not. The two really have the exact same speed times its just of course the auto doesn't require the skill in shifting to get a faster time. The gas mileage on the two is really abot the same, except if you're going on long trips... then the M6 manages to come out ahead by 2 or 3 mpg.
I currently drive an A4 05, and got one just because I don't always feel like wanting to shift. I have driven the M6 model frequently though (a friend owns one). We both agree that either way you go, you can't make a wrong decision. It's simply a matter of if you get a lot of enjoyment out of controlling the gear your car is in and shifting it yourself, or whether you enjoy just pressing the gas and enjoying the ride. As much as some people with give the classic argument that the manual is always better (other than being able to control your downshifts), or whatever reasons they may present for the auto being better, those rules really don't apply to the goats. One truly is quite equal to the other.
I will say however that when I get my next goat (most likely an 06 sometime seemingly soon) I will get it in an M6 version, jsut to have a fun choice between the two. Although I'm trying to decide between another goat or a MB SL65AMG![]()
:agreePennsylvania Goat said:The M6 is a must for me. I need gears to grab!
Well you won't be able to do that with a stick. No matter what advice you get here it look like your mind is already made up to get the auto.furgburg said:"just wanna be able to hold my coffee cup in one hand and steer with the other".
Hehehehe, very true....... I'm so indesicive......04gtolover said:if you get a stick then you have to worry about the clutch too if you talk to gtodealer half the time he loves his and the other half the time hes trying to get me to switch him trans. i love my auto and i have driven a stick in a car every day and just didnt like it the fun factor doesnt outweigh the driving it every day. :cheers