Not meaning to jack the thread, maybe we'll get back to the new coupe later but whatever...From what I understand, the only "REAL" F1 paddle clutch/shift is the Ferrari F1 set-up like in the 360mo, F430, Enzo and 599gtb, closely followed by the Lambos and their E-gear and Maser's Cambiocorsa. The "auto" option is only an afterthought that forces the tranny to do all of the work with working the clutch and shifting but it really isn't an automatic at all, just programmed to try to shift without using the paddles (hence the quick clutch burn and jerky shifting when your wife uses it). Funny how people complain when they didn't buy the car for cruising anyway. All of these other cars, Porsche included, are set-up the other way around. Pure auto-trans with a manual shift option so the average Joe can feel cool knowing he can dictate the the shifting. Sort of like the "old school" drag-race in the "Stang" with the automatic stick in 1, then pushin it to 2 then D... Do you ever notice the lag time in shifting when you try to downshift into a turn and blast out, revving to almost redline, hit the paddle and nothing happens until the car bounces off the limiter, cause its too slow in changing? Well, maybe thats just me, but it happened to me in my buddy's porsh, he almost killed me while I was complaining about his Tiptronic and why it's not a real racers' car. Ferrari's, Masers and Lambo's gear changes are almost instantaneous, I think that's the difference.