I got to drive the Veloster N we had before we dealer traded it. I loved the transmission in it, but that is probably because it had rev matching and all the bells and whistles.
My last manual car was my truck which I sold to my uncle cause he needed a work truck. (3+ years ago). That was okay in the bay area, cause you don't need to give the engine help due to the torque.
Hyundai's DCTs are nice, I enjoy moving cars from our lot to our storage area on the occasion when they need extra hands. I'm not looking forward to the CVTs their going to put into the 2020 Elantra.
I'm not a big fan of all this new technology. My current car (18 Toyota CH-R) has lane assist, bsw, adaptive cruise control, etc., and I don't use any of that. It just gives people more of a chance to rely on a car that may fail. Sure it's nice and all, just not a fan.
It just comes down to traffic, which there's not a lot, but I'd rather not work my left leg out everyday on the way home when I am driving my car.