 I loved this car when I first purchased it.  At about 500 miles, the transmission started to buck and loose power accelerating into traffic.  Dealer could not find the problem.  The problems started getting worse until it was jerking an shaking when backing or proceeding slowly. After numerous complaints they finally replaced the Mechtronic unit.  That fixed it for about another 100 miles.  Now it's starting all over again.  I've had 3 situations where the car lost transmission power while proceeding into traffic.  I wouldn't recommend the automatic to anyone.