One of the concerns that I have related to this topic is can I handle the manual. As I ponder on which model to buy, leaning towards the 6.1 but I'm going to see how pricing and the test drive go, I wonder If I will just be doing burnouts with the manual tranny. I have driven fast manuals before with far less than 425 horse and It is hard to pullout from a stop without spinning the tires. This maybe just my problem and maybe I need more practice but is it something that I am concerned with. Auto-stick maybe for me but I do not want to notice any drop in performance and the wife could also drive it if the world was ending, lol.