Ha, good point, Hadn't even thought of that. Plus it makes sense when considering the performance of muscle cars with automatic trans. Used to be decades back that manual trans always won the performance comparison because of the inherent slip of the torque converter. But that was back in the days of three and four speed automatics. Current auto trans, five six and now even eight speeds are the performance choice.

For me, the option to manually shift in some lower gears could still be a control option I'd prefer for winter driving. I plan to use a floor mounted Lokar or American Shifter to control the auto trans.