automatic transmission

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Also, while the eight-speed automatic transmission may feel more familiar, it can’t match a CVT’s overall efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

If the test is taken in an automatic car, the driver would get a Category B Auto licence, restricting them to driving to vehicles with automatic transmission only.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

In the U.S., car crash rates and pedestrian fatalities have recently erupted; potential culprits include “car bloat,” smartphones, COVID-related anomie, and the automatic transmission, which frees up motorists’ hands to, say, use TikTok.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

There are two powertrain choices, the standard 2-liter, 147 horsepower four cylinder with a continuously variable transmission, or a 1.6-liter turbocharged four with 190 horsepower and an eight-speed automatic transmission.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

It had automatic transmission and an oversized generator to give me lights inside the cabin if I should need them.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck