Well, I have had the S Auto, MC Shift before I moved to the Stradale (well on my second one actually). I know a lot of people think that auto is better for city driving, but I prefer the Stradale any day, local trip of a long journey to continental Europe. Given that I don’t do much driving during the week and even on weekends, I want the driving experience to be more special, so sacrifice a bit of gear change smoothness and comfort for the firmer ride, faster gear change and that glorious sound from the race mode is a no brainier!
yeah, infotainment system on the newer model is so much better, but you can always upgrade the system if you want to, but I don’t think you could turn a “standard” Granturismo into a Stradale easily.
with the new Granturismo moving to Hybrid or electric, I think the old school V8 Stradale is the last of the breed... I hope to continue to enjoy the occasional driving experience for as long as petrol remains to be available.