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I'm agreeing with most people here, I drive manual in real life and I overwhelmingly prefer manual transmissions (if you couldn't tell by my username...) and can't stand to see any sports cars, Lambos, Ferarris, Vettes, even Mustangs in automatic (Or Semi-auto, anything without a clutch is an AUTO in my book). As for which is faster in the game, Manual with a controller is far superior to automatic, simply because you can downshift when you want to, making cornering and braking way easier.
With a wheel with a clutch and shifter, though, it's a different story. It is still superior in that you can change gears whenever you want and you don't have to use GT5's retarded gear changing system. But if you're not really good at shifting you can't really shift fast as the game does if it's on automatic or if you use the paddles on your wheel. I can almost consistently shift as fast as the game does, this is most noticeable in slower cars where it takes forever to shift from 1st to 2nd. Bottom line, manual is better.
With a wheel with a clutch and shifter, though, it's a different story. It is still superior in that you can change gears whenever you want and you don't have to use GT5's retarded gear changing system. But if you're not really good at shifting you can't really shift fast as the game does if it's on automatic or if you use the paddles on your wheel. I can almost consistently shift as fast as the game does, this is most noticeable in slower cars where it takes forever to shift from 1st to 2nd. Bottom line, manual is better.