I drive manual and for this car I was amazed that so many people would choose the automatic. It being a sports coupe an auto or paddycake paddle shifter really just wont do. Driving a stick in either the v6 or v8 adds to the sportscoupe driving experience, the control the sound going through the gears. I drive in heavy local traffic and highway traffic but shifting doesn't bother me for this vehicle. The only reason I can think of getting an auto is you have a bad left knee, a bad right shoulder or you just don't know how to drive one and are afraid to learn. Sure there are tricks here and there such as being at a light on a 30 degree incline and some asswhole pull 3 in. off your bumber...you learn how to deal with such annoyances.