Thanks, all. It has been a remarkably mild winter this year, and as such, I have FINALLY been able to bring the car out this afternoon for a short drive! It was delivered on New Year's day, and has sat in the garage ever since, with a measly 78 km on it.
Today, after doing a ton of other stuff, I was able to get out for a short blast - maybe 15 minutes or so.

So far, LOVE the car. I will put up a post when I have had a chance to properly drive it, but for now, suffice it to say, my previous concerns about it being too tame, are VERY unfounded. I am limiting the engine to 6000 rpm for a while, but already, the car is noticeably more responsive to throttle inputs than my previous LP560, and gear shifts are astoundingly smooth especially the initial clutch take-up, on first starting off from a stop.

Sorry, I digress. My question is - is there a way to set the transmission to default to "manual" mode instead of "automatic"? I can't see myself using automatic, ever, really.

I tried searching, but couldn't find anything - thanks, all!