These modern sports cars transmissions can shift faster and more efficiently than any human could ever do. If it's performance you're after in a modern sports car I would argue
auto >> manual
NAH. AUTOS ARE BETTER FOR BAD DRIVERS. A GOOD MANUAL DRIVER WILL DO BETTER THAN AN AUTO.
COMPUTERS TAKE A BIT MORE TIME TO DECIDE WHEN TO SHIFT. THAT TIME IS PERFORMANCE LOSS.