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You may be right about that. But in principle it was about the very fast shifting process no matter what technique achieved.
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I tried to keep the post as brief as possible.
To elaborate on what Elliott said, the car has an eight speed box, it would be near impossible to drive the car to its maximum potential with a manual box because of the clutch and gearchange work required. It is just about possible using the paddle shift though. He's wrong. Its an enthusiasts car - hasnt he noticed how Porsche still make enthusiasts versions of their sports cars with manual boxes and sell out? The 911R for example. The argument about maximum potential is also wrong since most customers drive on the road and maximum potential isnt useable anyway. I had an F type with that box and it was the worst part of the car. You ended up driving it in full auto mode because there were too many gears ( at some speeds you had a choice of 4 gears ) and you never knew which gear you were in without looking at the dash. The changes were impercepible. It was luxury car gearbox in what otherwise was quite a sports car.
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I tried to keep the post as brief as possible.
To elaborate on what Elliott said, the car has an eight speed box, it would be near impossible to drive the car to its maximum potential with a manual box because of the clutch and gearchange work required. It is just about possible using the paddle shift though. You ended up driving it in full auto mode because there were too many gears ( at some speeds you had a choice of 4 gears ) I think this is exactly what Elliott was getting at. You can absolutely drive these cars at their maximum potential up to the speed limits on the road you are on. If I'd spent £xxx on a manual Morgan Pus Six or any other supercar for that matter, and somebody blew me away in an auto version of the same car I'd be pretty p****d off no matter how much fun I was having pushing the clutch and changing gear.
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I don't think you can comment/argue - until you have driven the engine/auto set up in the car?
I have driven the BMW 140 - a few times and it is a spectacular piece of engineering.....as the Morgan has a lighter kerb weight, the changes through the gears will be even more impressive...
I think we need to be mindful - that Morgan HAVE chosen such a great set-up.....and the reviews have been so positive?
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I tried to keep the post as brief as possible.
To elaborate on what Elliott said, the car has an eight speed box, it would be near impossible to drive the car to its maximum potential with a manual box because of the clutch and gearchange work required. It is just about possible using the paddle shift though. You ended up driving it in full auto mode because there were too many gears ( at some speeds you had a choice of 4 gears ) I think this is exactly what Elliott was getting at. You can absolutely drive these cars at their maximum potential up to the speed limits on the road you are on. If I'd spent £xxx on a manual Morgan Pus Six or any other supercar for that matter, and somebody blew me away in an auto version of the same car I'd be pretty p****d off no matter how much fun I was having pushing the clutch and changing gear. +1 who has driven the +6 
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