I've driven both auto and manual zeds. The auto is very good as up and down shifts are seamless meaning the revs stay high whilst changing. But it felt to me like I had lost some of the feeling of driving a car, and was a bit like driving a car in an arcade game if you catch my drift. With the manual you feel in full control of the car and get to know the cars limits e.g how it sounds when you need to change up etc. Its a lot more involving to have the manual.