My absolutely top TV-personality, Jeremy Clarkson at Top Gear, tested an Aston Martin with that gearbox and he 100% disliked it. As it was programmed it never shifted when he wanted it to shift. The computer could delay a downshift for several seconds. Not what you want when you drive hard around acorner.
I think that the problem with these is just the programming, you want smooth shifts when driving normally but crisp hard action when really hitting it. And what do you do when going from 5th directly to 2nd? Counting paddle movements. Or you can do as Ferrari, different buttons for different downshifts.
Even though the coolfactor is high on a gearbox like that I myself like the stick as it is.
Jan
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