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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Porsche expressed some extra glee at setting the manual-transmission record, and said manual transmission sales for the 911 GT3 are up, too.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
The options were a three-speed transmission with overdrive, a four-speed manual transmission or a Ford-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Ferrari hasn’t offered a stick-shift manual transmission option for any of its supercars since the California back in 2012.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The faux manual transmission and its manufactured sounds to match acceleration and deceleration will be the noise of an EV, according to Car and Driver, and not the roar of an internal combustion engine.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
The options were a three-speed transmission with overdrive, a four-speed manual transmission or a Ford-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission.
—David Krumboltz, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Ferrari hasn’t offered a stick-shift manual transmission option for any of its supercars since the California back in 2012.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The faux manual transmission and its manufactured sounds to match acceleration and deceleration will be the noise of an EV, according to Car and Driver, and not the roar of an internal combustion engine.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Manual transmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manual%20transmission. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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