I'll go ahead and let Car & Driver do the talking here for all ye that think the DCT is faster/better.
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But Is It Quicker?
After scouring the test results for some useful conclusion, the answer is “not really.” The M DCT car hit 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, cleared the quarter-mile in 12.7 at 113 mph, and achieved 150 mph in 26 seconds flat. Compare that to the six-speed manual’s numbers of 4.3, 12.8 at 113, and 24.3, respectively. If you zoom in even closer and look at each 10-mph increment, the two cars trade off which is quicker until 120 mph, when the manual starts pulling away. "
M DCT is no doubt a technical marvel, but we don’t yet prefer it to a traditional manual.
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Listen, I bought an SMG M3 because I thought I could live with it. I absolutely couldn't - 8 months later I sold it. Test drove the newer DCT and realized, while improved from the SMG, I would still feel the same way. For me, and many others, there simply is no substitute.