its a fine small car. automatic shift is for driving ease. normally u drive in d. use P for parking car, only shift into p when car is at dead stop. r for reverse,, NEVER shift into r when moving forward, n for neutral. important to neutral during locking into forward or reverse and in case of towing car, towing is only possible when its in n. d is normal driving, 2 is going steep uphill or downhill, here shift will only stay in 1 or 2 gear,, 1 is 1st gear only, transmission stays in 1st gear, recomended from dead stop to steep uphill when yr speed is too slow to shift 2nd gear so it will not autoshift into 2nd gear. car's acceleration is ok. grt for relaxed driving,:), in d shift. yr left foot is never used while driving, use right only for brake and acceleration. always press brake pedal before shift into r or d from dead stop. light weight steering for ease of parking. fuel economic is grt. interior finish of car is so so. not as good as japanese imports:(