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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The engine is mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Powered by a 181 horsepower naturally aspirated 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, our 35th anniversary edition boasted a 6-speed manual transmission which was all the craze as the gears were fun to fly through our rear-wheel drive version.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
While a manual transmission option is wishful thinking, the BMW’s shifting mechanics including from automatic to paddle-shifting mode option is stiff.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Drivers can choose between a six-speed manual transmission version ($36,725), or an automatic transmission version ($37,345).
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Powered by a 181 horsepower naturally aspirated 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, our 35th anniversary edition boasted a 6-speed manual transmission which was all the craze as the gears were fun to fly through our rear-wheel drive version.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
While a manual transmission option is wishful thinking, the BMW’s shifting mechanics including from automatic to paddle-shifting mode option is stiff.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Drivers can choose between a six-speed manual transmission version ($36,725), or an automatic transmission version ($37,345).
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manual transmission
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“Manual transmission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manual%20transmission. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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