Almost every automatic nowadays gives you a couple of gears to play with. I always downshift on curves or when braking to a stop. I also drive a hybrid and down

Almost every automatic nowadays gives you a couple of gears to play with. I always downshift on curves or when braking to a stop. I also drive a hybrid and downshifting guarantees regenerative braking whereas with the pedal it’s easy to over do it and engage the pads.