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Originally Posted by Lazerbrainz2k3

So long as there's a fully automatic mode, and the only impediment to operating the transmission any way but manually is a question of software, it's not a manual. Functionally there's no real difference between operating a slush box auto in a manual mode than there is a DCT in a manual mode, no matter how much faster the DCT is to shift. With a real manual, you can add some automatic- like convenience features with software such as auto rev matching, but you can tweak software all you want and it's not going to work the clutch and third pedal for you.

I found the lack of a manual in the C8 a bit disappointing though not unexpected, and if I had the means I wouldn't let that stop me from buying a C8, but all the convoluted logic in the world won't change the fact that the manual Corvette is gone.

You can run the DCT in manual mode if you prefer. The DCT doesn't have a torque converter so it is direct drive and therefore more akin to a manual transmission than an automatic.