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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Tiffin The base Sprinter 170 at the foundation of it all comes powered by a 208-hp 2.0-liter turbo-diesel and nine-speed shiftable automatic transmission.
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New Atlas, 27 May 2025
It was then brought up to 1955 specification and outfitted with a body sourced from another test vehicle, a 265-cubic-inch V-8, and a two-speed automatic transmission.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
The power train is a 350-cubic-inch Chevy V8 engine with a matching automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
This car has the standard 327-cubic-inch V8 engine but has a four-speed automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 27 May 2025
It was then brought up to 1955 specification and outfitted with a body sourced from another test vehicle, a 265-cubic-inch V-8, and a two-speed automatic transmission.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
The power train is a 350-cubic-inch Chevy V8 engine with a matching automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
This car has the standard 327-cubic-inch V8 engine but has a four-speed automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Automatic transmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automatic%20transmission. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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