The 616-horsepower Spider has a 3.8-litre V8 engine and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with rear-wheel drive.

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Its power is transmitted to the road via the 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission and 4MATIC all-wheel drive.

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You may wish the manual tranny had a sixth gear or that there were steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters for the six-speed, dual-clutch automatic.

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