I drove manual transmission cars for 20 years-Pontiac Grand Prix 2.8 and 3.8 Mustang so I've decided the AT's are the way to go for me. I lucked out with the arrival of the 7,8,9 and 10 speed autos coming on line. I haven't been an owner of a car with one of these new trannys but I liked my recent experience with a rental Ecoboost Mustang while on vacay. One day sometime in the future I'll own one.