Greg. I agree with you in that the transmission in the GTR is insanely impressive and damn near perfect from a performance standpoint. I had read about the speed that it shifted gears but it wasn't until I actually drove one that I understood what they had built....it almost doesn't feel real.
That being said I would just miss having a manual / clutch setup. I don't race, I don't care about lap times.... I just want a car that I like to drive in the real world and having an auto in a sports car isn't as fun to me.
Just wanted to clarify that I don't think its inferior....I just don't like it as much :)
At some point I will probably even head down the GTR path auto trans and all.