Types Of Automatic Transmissions

Automatic Transmission which was once reserved for the premium segment is now a common part of low budget cars.

Increasing traffic on roads has made more and more customers shift to the clutchless transmission.
With the growing demand new automatic transmission technologies have come up in the market.

Types Of Automatics

1)Automatic (Torque Converter)

The oldest form of automatic transmission is the Torque Converter.

This transmission uses hydraulic fluid coupling to change gears instead of a clutch.

PROS

1) Highly Reliable

2) Smooth Gear Shifts

CONS

1) Heavier Weight

2) Less Fuel Efficiency

3) Higher Price

2) Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)

This is the latest type of Automatic Transmission in the market.

This is just a regualar manual gearbox where instead of using a clutch the gears are changed using sensors.

PROS

1) Most Affordable Type Of Automatic

2) Fuel Efficient

CONS

1) Jerks During Gear Shifts

2) Laggy Performance

3) Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

This type of automatic uses pulleys and steel band instead of traditional fixed gears.

PROS

1) Good Fuel Efficiency

2) Smooth Performance

CONS

1) High Repair Cost

2) Slower Acceleration

4) Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)

In DCT Transmission two clutches are used and both are computer controlled.

Odd gear numbers are operated on one clutch and Even gear numbers are operated on the other clutch.

PROS

1) Smooth Gear Changes

2) Faster Acceleration

3) Fuel Efficient

CONS

1) Reliability Issues

2) High Repair Cost