I got used to the paddles in the GTR pretty quickly, but like we talked about in past threads, I would buy a manual if given the option in a Mustang for sure too.
It's an amazing car, I've found some vids of Ecoboost with a bunch of pre release Ford Racing upgrade parts that will run 10s with a supercharger, and solid 11s without. I really like this car, a lot, and depending on how this spring/summer goes and what we end up with, I could really see this as a 2nd/track/project car, especially if I can find a good deal on one that's near a year old in good condition/low miles. Imagine an 12 or even 11, heck even 10 second car in the mid 30,000k range that is only a year old. Insane how great technology and car advancements are going.
When we all talked about the Ford GT for 2017 - price came out today, only 400,000$k...ouch. Not unexpected I guess, but I was hoping for a 150$k ish price like the 2005 GT. They are only projecting to build 250 a year as well. Poooo!!!