automatic transmission

Example Sentences

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This car’s propulsion system—including a nine-speed automatic transmission and fully variable all-wheel drive—is so heavily damped and isolated it might as well be in another car.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

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

That potent engine is unfortunately only paired with an automatic transmission.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

It did not have Powerglide automatic transmission; Old Chao had had to settle for manual.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen