Right, my father bought a top of the line Corvette Z07 (a Z06 with the track enhancement package) this year and it is an automatic true supercar. They make a manual version of it as well but I have no idea why anyone would want one. At a less then 3 second 0 - 60 launch time, not even professional drivers cannot shift quickly enough with the manual transmission option to be beat the computerized and optimized automatic in any speed range. You would just be adding more work for slower time.
It can beat the vast majority of the supercars ever made as well including most Lamborghinis and Ferraris for a fraction of the price. If you look up the specs for all but the most expensive examples of those, they are fairly slow even compared to many examples of mainstream performance cars especially for the older models. Older Ferraris for example look cool but most of them have really bad performance by today’s standards, they have spartan interiors and rough rides and are not built to be daily drivers. The only reason they are so expensive is that they are an exclusive item with a very low production rate.
I wouldn’t drive a Lamborghini or Ferrari to the grocery store because I wouldn’t want to own one in the first place except as a garage queen collectible. Everything about them is a pain in the ass. If I wanted a real supercar, I would get a Corvette Z06 or something similar. They generally give better performance and some amenities for a fraction of the price. I probably wouldn’t use one of those as a regular driver either but you can in a pinch.
You’ve missed that automatics have improved to the point where those of us who are used to manuals don’t miss them. Older automatics make my teeth hurt when the revs go way way way lower than the point where my ears say the gear should shift (there isn’t much of an advantage to 0.1% less fuel consumption if it means the driver will need antacid :p); current ones are a lot better. Plus, current “automatics” are semimanual and handled from the wheel, you can force a gearshift with the touch of a button and without taking your hands off the wheel; it’s much easier than either forcing a shift on the old automatics or shifting on a pure manual.
Automated manuals (what those cars generally have, as opposed to actual automatics) can shift much faster than a driver and select shift points better. The 0-60 times drop with automated manuals in cases of cars still offered with both (like Porsche 911’s). Also it’s harder to optimize all the other stuff the car’s computer constantly changes (engine and suspension settings) if the program doesn’t also know the shifts will be made optimally.
Manuals now are for fun cars without serious performance, like a Miata or something. A Lamborghini is about extreme performance. The designers would be working against that goal to retain a manual.
Back to original question, for me using the car for store errands would be between the competing considerations of grief if/when it eventually got dinged in the parking lot v why have the car if you’re not going to drive it? I’d be grief stricken if such a car was scratched, just me not saying it’s logical. But I park even a $45k 2 yr old BMW at the end of the parking lot to avoid being right next to somebody if possible, no dings yet. Also super cars ride roughly on bad pavement, lots around my house. And I’d need to rent another parking space or park the BMW on the street. I’ve toyed with getting a 911 (closer to a fully practical daily driver) as main car and buying back a beater I sold to one of my kids to park on street. But even so, how often could I ever use the car’s real capabilities? A Lambo would be a bridge too far. Some guy in the neighborhood has one and sometimes parks it on the street, urban area which used to be pretty scruffy, shows how much it’s changed. But not practical IMO.
Also super cars ride roughly on bad pavement, lots around my house. And I’d need to rent another parking space or park the BMW on the street. I’ve toyed with getting a 911 (closer to a fully practical daily driver) as main car and buying back a beater I sold to one of my kids to park on street. But even so, how often could I ever use the car’s real capabilities? A Lambo would be a bridge too far. Some guy in the neighborhood has one and sometimes parks it on the street, urban area which used to be pretty scruffy, shows how much it’s changed. But not practical IMO.