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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Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's This Viper is fit with a 450 hp, 8.0-liter V-10 engine, which is mated to a six-speed manual transmission. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025 New Celica Slated To Get Mid-Engined 2.0-Liter Turbo But interestingly, the Celica’s mid-engined 2.0-liter turbocharged powertrain mentioned in the original story will indeed survive and it will be mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. —

Peter Lyon, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Inside, there is the Viper V-10, capable of pushing it from zero to 60 mph in under 4 seconds, and a six-speed manual transmission. —

Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025 Photo : Ryan Merrill, courtesy of RM Sotheby's This car features a four-speed manual transmission with a Hurst shifter. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for manual transmission

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