I have had multiple manual cars and do not understand what you mean when you say you enjoy a 2-4-6 shift when driving hard. I skip gears when I’m driving slow and some cars, like the Corvette, have gates to force a 1 -> 4 under a certain RPM.

IMO, the best part of a manual performance car is chirping tires (or fully breaking them loose!) on a 2nd to 3rd shift in a turbo car with no-lift-shift.