My test vehicle came with a six-speed manual transmission (a seven-speed automatic is also available).
The V8 engine gets 767 total horsepower using flywheel technology at the wheels and a six-speed racing transmission with paddle-shifters at the steering wheel.
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The two rivals are developing a high-volume, six-speed automatic transmission suitable for front-wheel-drive cars.
The 201-horsepower, 2.4 liter model is more responsive, but it only comes with a six-speed manual transmission, a deal-killer for most buyers.
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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It has a six-speed paddle transmission that will go from 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and hit 100mph by 9.5 seconds.
Both companies worked together to produce a six-speed front-wheel drive transmission that has been used on a variety of vehicles including the Ford Fusion sedan and the GM Chevrolet Malibu.
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Meanwhile, Ford is rolling out a more fuel-efficient lineup of power trains for its 2011 F-150, including a 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and a new six-speed transmission.
The most efficient Cruze model, the Eco, uses a 138-horsepower, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine and a manual, six-speed transmission to achieve an EPA rating of 28 mpg city, 42 highway.
This vehicle brings together MQB elements that could underpin a future generation of SUVs, such as the front and rear suspensions, the 190-horsepower TDI Clean Diesel engine from the new EA288 family, and a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission.
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Honda says a new six-speed automatic transmission will help the next-generation Odyssey achieve up to 28 mpg on the highway.
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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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.
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.
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.
Five-speed automatics and six-speed manuals are common, and there's the new fuel-saving, infinitely variable transmission.
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