I accompanied my daughter on a couple of test drives recently on a VW T-Roc.
The box was a VAG group 7 speed DSG rather than the 8 speed ZF used by MMC (and so many other cars nowadays), and it was very impressive indeed. Even in fully auto mode it seems to anticipate the next command easily , the revs were biased towards the lower end, but using the "sport" mode brought on a different character. If I was in the market for a new car I would be sorely tempted to go auto.
Once the hybrid trend accelerates we will all be driving autos as everyday cars anyway.
