Not into them.
I’m not 100% on the logic behind it, something like: because the engine is so precisely tuned, imperfect shifting causes damage. Except I found it caused poor shifting.
Why: 3rds 3rd, just let me put it there, it’s the same elbow-wrist-flick forever, why is this metal stopping me, my rhythm is now broken, and attention removed from the road, and that high-pitched ding noise when it happens, awful.
Ferrari used to use them extensively, but today…
Only 2 cars offer a gated shifter:
1 – Audi R8 (above)