Having owned two many cars to remember and a few of them American V8 autos grew to like easy of driving with no worry over which gear to be in as cars had lots oomph, Then I got a Mercedes 190e auto loved it except a bit to under powered so was ok to nip to shops in but not ideal to cross country in. So now to rover cdti auto which i purchased by chance, This I find all round with its five speed box, smooth changes, sports mode , combined with engine that has adequate power a really nice relaxing drive .