Two transmissions are available: a six-speed automatic and an eight-speed automatic made by Aisin, a Japanese parts supplier.
The coupe has the option of a six-speed automatic or six-speed manual.
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Mr. Troxel also questions why the Acura only offers a five-speed automatic, not the six-speed its rivals typically feature.
Our test car was the TL with SH-AWD ("super-handling all-wheel drive, " one of my favorite overblown Japanese brand phrases) equipped with the 3.7-liter V6 and new-for-2012 six-speed automatic (previously a five-speed).
Mated to a quick-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission, it brings the car up to speed swiftly and with authority when pressed hard.
What about the fact that, in addition to a six-speed automatic, this wagon can be had with a six-speed manual transmission, a device that's quickly becoming a drivers-only shibboleth?
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But mated with the standard 5-speed automatic transmission (only the base LX is available with a 5-speed manual) in a vehicle that weighs just 2, 855 lbs, performance is acceptable.
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The two rivals are developing a high-volume, six-speed automatic transmission suitable for front-wheel-drive cars.
My test vehicle came with a six-speed manual transmission (a seven-speed automatic is also available).
The car has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
That's 20% better than the previous 3.7-liter V6, in part owing to the new eight-speed automatic transmission.
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The Mazda5's 2.5-liter, 157-horsepower four-banger and five-speed automatic transmission are serviceable, but there's more exertion than passion underfoot here.
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The company has six-speed automatic transmissions while competitors have up to 10 speeds.
Power is transferred to the rear wheels via a modified five-speed automatic transmission.
Honda says a new six-speed automatic transmission will help the next-generation Odyssey achieve up to 28 mpg on the highway.
There's also a 3.5-liter, 270 horsepower V-6 with a transmission that gets upgraded from a five-speed automatic to six speeds.
This XKR-S is still, after all, a 2-ton two-plus-two coupe with a big engine up front and a six-speed automatic transmission.
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Two-and-half-hour stints are a breeze, thanks to the surprising suppleness of the suspension, potent engine, smooth-shifting seven-speed automatic transmission and quiet interior.
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Based on the A7, the four-door coupe pairs a 560-horsepower V8 engine from the S8 sedan with an AWD eight-speed automatic transmission.
Cadillac's next generation CTS, due out later this year, will be 244 pounds lighter than the current model, and will offer an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Coming in three trim levels, all models come powered by a peppy 180-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.
HCD-14 Genesis uses optical recognition to identify the driver and initiate the starting sequence, while gear selection for the 8-speed automatic transmission is performed via paddle shifters.
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Behind the handsome, purposeful grille is Mercedes's evolved OM642 diesel V6 (72-degree bank, 48-degree crankpin offset, with center counterbalance shaft), connected to the GL's standard seven-speed automatic transmission.
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The efficiency is thanks in part to Toyota's direct- and port-injection 3.5-liter V6 (306 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque) mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters.
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The two biggest U.S. auto makers have agreed to jointly develop a nine-speed and a 10-speed automatic transmission for use in their portfolios of cars, crossovers, sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks.
Driving the rear wheels via a sophisticated seven-speed automatic transmission, the two power sources make the S400 feel every bit as lively as the conventional S550 version with its 382-horsepower V8 engine.
If the Verano's product planners have ambitions of entry-luxury competitiveness, they will have to smooth off some of the Verano's rough edges: Here the shift shocks the slight jarring as the six-speed automatic upshifts are noticeable.
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Also, the six-speed automatic transmission in my test car (no manuals available in the U.S.) was a little bit fussy, and there were occasions when the engine-transmission software was momentarily stymied as to which gear to jump to.
Combine that level torque with a frictionless, rev-happy turbo nature and the eight-speed ZF automatic transmission and you have a car that accelerates with a gliding, step-less escalation of pace.
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