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.
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The 8-speed Geartronic automatic transmission was smooth as could be.
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The 8-speed Geartronic automatic transmission was smooth as could be.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
An eight-speed automatic transmission and intelligent all-wheel drive put the power down through alloy wheels and electronic air suspension.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 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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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The 8-speed Geartronic automatic transmission was smooth as could be.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
An eight-speed automatic transmission and intelligent all-wheel drive put the power down through alloy wheels and electronic air suspension.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 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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“Automatic transmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automatic%20transmission. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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