Acura Integra GSR (1998). I like that transmission for some reason.

Also:

Shelby Cobra (2002) 427

 

Neon by far

 

Friends 500+hp 996 Porsche. The trans shifts like butter.

 

In side by side competition the S2000 has been reputed as having the best transmission against in the this test the 350Z and other $100k plus Sports Cars.

BMWs known to have a fantastic shifting Tranny. Of the two I'll take the 135/330 & up Bimmer which I consider an upgrade to the Z ooverall because it has torque and getting up.

How does a mod S2000 with above 270-300hp say 289 torque shift?
The RX-8 has a smooth tranny.

 

my 01 b18c1 (RIP)

 

S2k, but my Audi isn't bad either. BMW manuals are also very slick.
Across the board Honda's have very good manuals.

 

S2k for me (I used to own one) The 350 is one of the worst shifting cars Ive driven (current car)

 

I find that the 07-08s 350Z shift a little better, but nothing like finger motion it takes to shift a S2000k/Honda or BMW.

How well does a SLseries/SL63 Mecedes Benz shift never driven a MT only Autos.

 

Geez. Everyone has driven an S2K!

 

Some 1952 Buggy is the only manual I've driven. It was back when I was 17. ;o

 

Whitout doubt, the Volkswagen Golf Gti DSG!

That car has a semiautomatic gearbox with no clutch pedal like a normal automatic car, but the gearbox has 2 clutches that changes gears fast as f....

My explaination is probably very poor, so read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

The Golf has paddels on the steering wheel so when you upshift gears, its just like you are just adding a deeper sound to the engine...

No manual transmission can ever come near the DSG gearbox, ist simply amazing!!!

 

yea but thats gay, its still an automatic. you guys have yet to mention vw's man there smooth as hell too.

 

Wow! It's like you've had the same cars I have! I can only answer to the cars I've owned. I hate to judge based on a one-time drive.

1) 2004 Mazda RX8: (Currently owned) Very forgiving and the OE stick is the same length as the Atari 2600 joystick. Clutch is waaay too light though.

2) 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster (Currently Owned): This takes second place for me. Although 2-3 shift and 4-5 are way too long. Looking into short shifters for the Z.

3) 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo: (Previously owned) Short shifter with nice gates. Never missed a shift.

4) 1991 Nissan 240SX SE Coupe: (Previously Owned) Very light shifting and forgiving into the gates. Clutch was too light for me.

5) 1988 Mazda RX7 Turbo II: (Previously Owned) With a Racing Beat clutch and stock shifter, this car was a pleasure to drive. I used to live near Deal's Gap and this car was great to toss around in the curves.

6) Nissan 300ZX (Z31): (Previously owned 4 of these) I have had four of these. Three were M/T. Two were turbocharged. One was the rare '88 Shiro. The shifter was waaay too long but it slipped into each gate well. At times I felt like I was driving a UPS truck with a "John Holmes" length shifter.

7) 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS: (This is the first time I publicly admitted I leased one. What a mistake.) I never hated a car so much. I think the car hated me too. Dogs in the neighborhood used to **** on the tires. Maybe because I did it first. Shifts like crap. May it rot in hell.

8) 1994 Ferrari 348 Spyder (I didn't own it but I rented it for the weekend.) After 2,000 miles of driving in less than 3 days, I never got used to the hard chrome gates and tall shifter. First gear is impossible to engage when the trans is cold. The chrome gates and chrome shifter are tradition that should have been given up for technology that was already available in 1994.

 

i dont know that much about shifting all that but i think RX-7 was the best for me.

1993 RX-7 twinturbo.

 

My integra type r, rsx...actually all honda.

 

I actually liked how my brothers old 06 s2k and my sisters 08 civic si shift. They are so smooth and easy in general to use. I could drive one all day in interstate traffic.

 

For me it's the 1995 Acura Integra followed by the 2001 Audi TT Roadster.

 

Honda S2000 hands down

..seriously, I was told by a very reliable source that it WAS touched by god. No jokes.

 

S2000!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've owned and driven countless manual transmission equipped cars and even supercar trannies don't compare to the S2K tranny. It was LITERALLY touched by god and trained by Chuck Norris before production.

 

I loved the feel of the older Hurst-equipped Trans Ams.