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Now comes my chance to say something a little controversial.
If you want your life with the LP640 to be heaven, rather than hell -
albeit, a very sweet hell - and turn what is essentially a 21st century
Countach 5000qv into a truly modern supercar experience, then you are
obliged not to choose the manual, and instead go for the E-gear transmission.
The psychological security of having both hands on the wheel at all times
thanks to the E-gear system is enormous. Your concentration on driving
is heightened, and you find yourself simply more confident in attitude,
and more capable of preventing any potential oversteer or understeer moments.
I myself must say that on many occasions, along the slowest
curves, I tried my best - with the traction control switched off - to
take the car and the transmission to the limit, and to make a study of
the car's handling. The verdict? I can only say that if you feel like
you are a modern incarnation of Fangio then you must choose the manual
version. If you fancy yourself a bit like Michael Schumacher, however,
surely you will appreciate the Murciélago that much more with the
E-gear.
When I got out of the manual car, I was both sweating and
in dire need of a decompression chamber - it was that much of an immersion
into the purest of sensation. However, I emerged fresh as a rose after
a number of laps in the E-gear. It is clear that as an average driver
you can put an abyss between them based on the accessibility afforded
by the E-gear to the car's monumental performance, but ultimately the
choice comes down to a question of passion.
Of course, the E-gear system makes it very simple to go
shopping every day (and you can choose among a tasty list with a lot of
options: navigation system, Hercules wheels, special paint, carbon fiber
finishing, Q-citura cockpit, yellow brake calipers and so on) . But if
you wear the manual LP640 as an everyday suit, you could introduce yourself
slightly crumpled (you can choose an “ice” temperature on
the climatization system trying to make the atmosphere less hot), but
with a knowing smile on your face at the meeting.  |