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The VW R32, which is basically a life-support system for the company's Direct-Shift Gearbox, which can be shifted in floor-mounted shift gate or by paddles on the back of the steering wheel and actually changes ratios faster than the gearbox in a Ferrari F430. -- Dan Neil

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The VW R32, which is basically a life-support system for the company's Direct-Shift Gearbox, which can be shifted in floor-mounted shift gate or by paddles on the back of the steering wheel and actually changes ratios faster than the gearbox in a Ferrari F430. -- Dan Neil

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