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What is the difference between manual transmission cars and automatic transmission cars?

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SanLilliana

07/29/25 2:39am

The differences between manual transmission cars and automatic transmission cars are: 1. Different operation difficulty: Manual transmission cars mainly rely on human effort to step on the clutch to complete the gear shifting operation; Automatic transmission cars mainly rely on the hydraulic transmission automatic speed change principle of the hydraulic torque converter to complete the gear shifting action. 2. Different safety: The neutral gear of a manual transmission car causes the car to lose power, which is a safety hazard; Automatic transmission cars cannot use neutral gear to drive, making this driving method safer. Manual transmission cars use a manual shift mechanical transmission (also known as manual transmission, MT) to adjust the speed of the car. The gear meshing position inside the transmission can only be changed by manually moving the gear lever to change the transmission ratio and achieve the purpose of shifting. The gear lever can only be moved when the clutch is depressed.

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