It seems commonly 1>2nd is the least good selection..,,Im finding selecting first, the worst ! Im going to start leaving it in 1st ( not reverse) when parked,,,.
I would concede; I rode briefly in Zep's GS when he still had it. In sport, the changes were slick. I was not expecting it to blip on downshifts either.
Manauls allow you to go 2>4th or whatever. This is something I do often when in traffic or an urban cycle.
Maybe its about preference. But my reluctance to buy into it is based on previously poor experiences with systems that were slow, unresponsive and clumsy. Unless the CC is better by a country mile than others I have used, I am still firmly in a familiar cabin landscape, albeit out of preference....
I have a 4200 CC and had an E60 M5. The CC box is easily as fast as the SMG in the E60 M5 at 75% and above. Both are lightening fast at full tilt and you never wait for a change ever full stop. If you are then that CC box or clutch is busted or badly setup. Both obviously in their respective sport modes.
Both boxes at anything less than 75% leave a lot to be desired but they are tuned for or cater for this.
The manual in a Boxster is nice and I've driven plenty of nice manuals. I drove a couple of E39 M5's with quickshift kit and they were horrible. I found the stock box without quickshift kit better.
I have always been under the impression that as its a GT the gear change doesn't need to be lightning quick, the CC is quick enough for me. I understand the manual bit tho as you are more involved.
Each to their own and preference.