automatic transmission

noun

: a system in a vehicle that changes gears at different speeds without direct control by the driver

I can't drive her car because it has a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission.

Examples of automatic transmission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Power Train and Hardware All stateside S-Classes are equipped with the marque’s capable 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system and a nine-speed automatic transmission. —Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 May 2026

Paired with 8-speed automatic transmission, the Tiguan delivers 268 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. —Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026

Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road. —Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

This is where the pony car should shine, but Ford’s too busy trying to beat Chevy around the Nurburgring in a track-spec Mustang that costs ten times more than the base model—a car equipped with a four-cylinder engine and an automatic transmission. —Byron Hurd, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026

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