stick vs. auto acceleration

[TRD_Yaris]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

I hate to bust your bubble but FI cars use a manual start semi automatic sequential-shift transmission.

yes they have a clutch only for stoping and starting but once moving they are completely automatic just like the transmission in cars like the mini cooper S, Lexus, and no clutch is needed
They do this because as already said it's more reliable and constant then power shifting a standard transmission and automatics shift 5X faster for much faster acceleration. And there is no fear of missing a shift.

i'm not EXTREMELY familiar with Tiptronic besides the old skool commercials showing how it allows you to have "the best of both worlds". When you say "semi auto" I'm assuming you mean like the MR2 Spiders that have an Automatic with clutch. How many cars ACTUALLY have this instead of a standard automatic? how about the Honda Fit, it advertises paddles on the steering wheel but does this mean it's "semi auto"???