The "stick shift" used to be cool in high school.
I ordered a 5 speed for a sports car.
These days the auto seems to have taken over.
I really like the way my auto downshifts on steep down hill drives. We drive in NW CT where there are some twisty roads with hills.
The 5 speed Chrysler 300 with a console shift works so well!
I can just ease the lever to the side and back. So smooth, easy, cool when in drive.