Just picked up the issue. Very good article. They even hint that GM is getting a step closer to actually competing with BMW :p
Also, to continue the useless speculation on the TAPshift paddles, a letter to the Ed. (pg. 17) from a BMW :p driver mentions how their manumatic reversed direction in 2002, and it is described as a "forward" and "toward you" system.
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