manual transmission
noun
: a system for changing gears that has to be operated by the driver
I can't drive her car because it has a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission.
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Last summer, when Aston Martin unveiled the Valour—a $1 million-plus V-12 model with a manual transmission and limited to 110 examples—Aston’s Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso was intrigued.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
If your car has a manual transmission, depress the clutch pedal before starting the engine.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
All come with the eight-speed PDK transmission, as there's no option for a manual transmission with the new hybrid powertrain.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
For the first 11 years of production, the Range Rover was only available as a two-door, with very few luxury appointments, a four-speed manual transmission, and an interior made of durable vinyl and plastics.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
Photo : Mecum Auctions A close-up of the gear shifter for the six-speed manual transmission.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
By modern standards, the 255 horsepower (or, in some versions, 240 horsepower) that the 1970s 308s produced isn’t much, and the cars also had a finicky five-speed manual transmission, but the 308 endures as an object that is, quite simply, one of the classiest-looking Ferraris ever made.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
This will also be the last year for the manual transmission in the 315-hp Golf R.
The changes to the GTI 380—which borrows the number from the eighth-generation GTI's internal model code—are fairly subtle.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
Despite the small number of manual transmission vehicles in the marketplace a NAPA executive says partnering with UniClutch as its exclusive U.S. distributor was an easy decision.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Sean Evans, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
If your car has a manual transmission, depress the clutch pedal before starting the engine.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
All come with the eight-speed PDK transmission, as there's no option for a manual transmission with the new hybrid powertrain.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
For the first 11 years of production, the Range Rover was only available as a two-door, with very few luxury appointments, a four-speed manual transmission, and an interior made of durable vinyl and plastics.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
Photo : Mecum Auctions A close-up of the gear shifter for the six-speed manual transmission.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
By modern standards, the 255 horsepower (or, in some versions, 240 horsepower) that the 1970s 308s produced isn’t much, and the cars also had a finicky five-speed manual transmission, but the 308 endures as an object that is, quite simply, one of the classiest-looking Ferraris ever made.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
This will also be the last year for the manual transmission in the 315-hp Golf R.
The changes to the GTI 380—which borrows the number from the eighth-generation GTI's internal model code—are fairly subtle.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
Despite the small number of manual transmission vehicles in the marketplace a NAPA executive says partnering with UniClutch as its exclusive U.S. distributor was an easy decision.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Manual transmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manual%20transmission. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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