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One advantage of the CVT no one has mentioned yet is it can keep the engine from constantly accelerating and decelerating. When shifting, you're losing small amounts of kinetic energy everytime the engine decelerates.
I think the type of manual transmission would make the difference. Something with automatic-like clutchless shifting would be nice. Paddle shifting with a well designed dogbox would make city driving more tolerable.
I think it's not just the amount of gears but the amount of acceleration you'll be doing that can make driving a manual unbearable. If you make it from 0 to 60mph in 3 seconds but need to shift between 12 gears to get there, that would be quite horrible. But if it takes 3 minutes, not so much.
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