Automated-manual "flappy paddle" gearboxes are rapidly becoming the drive-ratio selectors of choice for high-performance cars. Some see this as meaningful progress with numerous benefits, others as a step away from driver control towards a computerized compromise.
We asked Jalopnik readers whether automanual gearboxes were the wave of the future or completely sacrilegious. Here are the best replies, with a twist: one recognizes a moving change, one argues for the retention of the classic method, and one considers what the future might really hold. More »














