I love the six speed auto tranny in my A4. Its my first one. If only Corvettes came with a similiar tranny instead of the crappy 4 speed auto. I had to buy a manual to get a 6 speed tranny in my Vette.As far as the downshifting Jerk you mentioned I need more time to really get to know this car, I bought it for my wife and have driven it only about 50 miles.
I thought about keeping it for myself,selling the vette, buy her something else, and then modding the A4