There are faster ways to drive a Ferrari. There are more efficient ways too. But they aren’t as fun as a true manual gearbox. Modern dual-clutch transmissions can swap ratios in milliseconds, never miss a gear and, if we're being brutally honest, will almost always make the average driver look like a hero. They're the reason today's Ferraris accelerate with the sort of violence that would have seemed absurd just twenty years ...
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For years, enthusiasts have asked the same question whenever Ferrari unveils a new flagship model. "When will the manual gearbox return?" For the longest time, the answer has always been the same. Faster lap times, quicker gear changes and modern performance demands meant Ferrari's dual-clutch transmission had become the natural evolution of the marque. The manual gearbox, while romantic, was simply no longer the quickest way around a circuit. But, driving a Ferrari has ...
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