My friendly Dealer suggests that if you want the full power of the "R,"
you'll need to have the 6-speed manual box. Apparently the performance
map was rewritten to protect the Geartronic but is, thankfully,
restricted to that configuration only.
When the local sales folk went off to drive the cars in California,
prior to release, there was notable upset on the part of all present at
the performance difference between the two models. The computer mapping
may yet be redone.
bob noble
Reno, NV, USA
