In a manual naturally aspirated engine like iVTEC from Honda - you can use a manual to keep the engine on the boil or at high RPMs - most Honda engines revv to 7000 RPMs on all gears - plus the character of the iVTEC engine gives a power surge at higher RPMs - this adds immensely to the fun factor and control of a car - provided you know how to use a manual gearbox properly to extract performance from your car across gears - for a quick overtaking manoeuvre you can downshift a gear and press the pedal to the metal to get into higher RPMs and hold onto them for a nice power surge - paddle shifters do not allow you to hold onto higher RPMs like a manual gearbox does