Our test car came equipped with the optional E-gear sequential manual transmission. Tap the left steering wheel paddle to downshift, tap the right steering wheel paddle to upshift, and tap both to place the Murcielago LP640 in neutral. Reverse is activated using a button on the left side of the dashboard. To launch smoothly in traffic, the driver must roll gently into the throttle before accelerating normally because E-gear’s clutch must be gradually released just like a regular manual transmission. Or, hammer the pedal and the Murcielago instantly leaps forward. Normal shifts are slow and smooth; in Sport mode the E-gear tranny shifts hard and fast. Downshifts are automatically rev-matched, making even the most ham-handed driver look, and sound, like a pro.