When I went to the 2006 car in pittsburgh I think the audi/VWs had the smoothest shifters. Alot of the sports cars have really stiff (Precision) shifters, like the WRX sti.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)