[Legion681]

First of all, I'd like to say that I have driven manuals for 20 years (in Europe. Over there basically everybody has cars with manuals...even though it's changing a bit these days) and now I switched to an auto and I see in my future a vehicle with some semiautomatic tranny, say a DSG or SMG...

Now, I just came across a discussion on another website about the upcoming Mitsubishi Evo X sporting a dual clutch semi auto transmission, basically something very similar, if not identical, to VW's DSG and saw tons of posts complaining about it, asking for a 6 speed manual for various reasons.

Now my question to you, super fanatics of the manual gearbox, is this:
why are you so attached, almost for dear life, to the manual tranny instead of the latest tech like DSG and SMG ?

I mean, with a DSG you can have:
- the same level of control that you have with a manual (yes, it holds a gear for as long as you like it).
- it's not an auto, it doesn't have a torque converter. Basically its layout is the same as a manual, but you don't have a clutch pedal. To change gears, either you move the lever or, if so equipped, you can use the paddle shifters.
- it's blindingly fast: it changes gears in 8 MILLISECONDS (I believe the best driver/racing driver out there could probably change a gear in some 150 milliseconds, I reckon.).
- it perfectly matches the revs when downshifting, again better than any driver operating a manual.
- if needed, you can as well have DSG operate in full auto mode...for example for those moments when you are stuck in a traffic jam.

So, please help me understand why many people are so much attached to that third pedal when with a DSG you can do everything you can do with a manual, but always in a better, actually utmost perfect, way...
I mean, I have extensive experience with both manual and auto and of course there is a clear difference between the two, but when it comes to DSG (or SMG), I personally cannot see any advantage of the manual over it...
So I am very curious to see why someone would want a 6speed manual over a 6 speed DSG...

Thanks for the feedback !