its a 5 speed, i was looking for auto, as i already have a 5 speed with the car, but i wasnt going to let a good truck with a 5 speed slip away becasue of it, i can drive stick, i enjoy driving stick, so why the hell not. Towing capacity is 6500lbs, i figure with car and trailor, the two should weigh about 5500-6000lbs. Not maxed out, but close. I only plan on towing it along flat roads, no hills. Besides, theres no good race tracks in the mountians around here, none that i know of atleast.