Steering wheel mounted paddles come as standard and although
the transmission does a fine job of shuffling ratios without any human intervention, we found ourselves using the paddles more than expected.
The six - speed automatic can be shifted manually from the stick, but honestly
the transmission does a fine job on its own.
It is by no means sporty, and
the transmission did a fine job in automatic mode of applying lower gears when I hit braked on a hill descent.
Not exact matches
The automatic
transmission garnered a chorus of groans around here, but again Jeep knows its market and the five - speed slushbox
did a perfectly
fine job in city and freeway driving.
We've already waxed poetic about the superb manual
transmission, but if you
do opt for the 6 - speed automatic, know that it
does a
fine job overall.