Been driving stick before I ever got a license, one of the wonders of living on a farm where the only pick up has a 4 speed in it.
And I could see how it would be an issue but I like the idea with the pressure on the acceleration button, like letting off the gas a bit and then fully pressing it is like shifting up a gear, I got the Futo in GTA 4 to seem like it has a clutch every now and again with just the acceleration button, maybe I'll see if I can get a video of it.
And all be it the game isn't a racing game, it is centred around cars (Grand Theft -Auto-) and out running the cops, not to mention certain cars can only be bought with a standard (ie Cobalt SS)
Futo is my favourite car in IV, probably because it's front wheel drive and seems to allow more control by kind of allowing you to feel like you have clutch control. The Blista Compact is good for that too.
The Futo is rear wheel drive.o.O But yeah I loved the Futo and the Blista, hated the Uranus though, it handled like a skateboard.>< I would love to have a clutch option in GTA 5 but it's not something that would make me hate the game, just one of those fun little additions I thought of.