I think with an automatic you will need to always keep the electric motor running in order to keep the hydraulic fluids pumping. So to me it seems that the wors

I think with an automatic you will need to always keep the electric motor running in order to keep the hydraulic fluids pumping. So to me it seems that the worst is an automatic transmission. With a manual, you get a way to play around with torque levels which I suppose can be fun, as another commenter here mentioned you can probably just take off in 3rd and leave it there.