It offers the 7 speed dsg gearbox which is best in class. The gear shifts are ao smooth that u dnt even feel it . Pickup and acceleration is brilliant even in drive mode .. and in sports mode its a complete beast . Had tried the rival cars as well before buying it -: city and verna though they offer a lot more feautures like sunroof and other infotainment features but the ride quality which this car offers .. these rivals stand nowhere . The build quality is so good that when u open and close the door .. u can feel it with the noise of closing and opening of doors . Ride handling is pretty good . Truely a driver’s car . If you are the person who loves the quality of drive rather than a few infotainment features ... go for the automatic version .. u ll truely love it . Writing the review post 35000 kms of driving it .. still feels the same new car.