You prefer a manual until you hit the downhill from the top of a pass in the Picos, where we took the cab a few years ago. Coming away from the top I saw a 20Kph speed limit sign and wondered why - took about 1/4 mile to find out, without the tip gearbox my left leg would have been screaming for mercy before we got to the bottom!! This does not mean you can't get leary with the car, as you can. Also the box is clever, if you're in manual mode and forget to tap the stick foot flat, you hit the rev limiter and it changes up for you. Equally, if you forget to change down braking for a roundabout or whatever, you'll not be left stationary in too high a gear for pulling away (as happened to me on a test drive of a BMW M3 Evo steptronic, with nearly massive consequences) as the box will change down to 2nd where you can pull away easily! I love the tip box on the 968!! There's also something about driving a tip in manual mode but still playing with the gearstick without having to mess with the clutch pedal - try one!!
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