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Autos > Cars How your car transmission works

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Everybody knows that your car's transmission makes the vehicle move by taking power from the engine and getting the wheels to turn. How the transmission works and what type of gearbox it is has an effect on how your car performs.

There are two basic types of car transmission. The most popular is the automatic transmission due to its ease of use. Then there is the standard also known as a manual transmission or stick shift. Both types of transmission are found in front wheel drive and rear wheel drive style cars.

The main difference between these types of car transmissions is that you ...

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