So, have you ever come across a motor enthusiast who drives an automatic? Have you ever met the urban soccer mom or a career banker who drives a stick? Or a CVT class 8 truck? Here, the question is not about disposable income, style, or preferences; it's got to do with the output required from the vehicle.

Cumberland Auto Center, your preferred dealership & auto shop, has talked a lot about how to pick the ideal vehicle for your needs. Still, when selecting the transmission becomes a criterion, it's a whole new level of vehicle evaluation. We'll try to make it easy!

What is A Transmission?

Imagine your car's engine is this absolute unit of energy, powering the crankshaft, and the transmission is a bunch of gears connected to the rest of the car's axle & then wheels. The car's clutch engages the crankshaft to the transmission, and when you add the gear stick to it, you complete the circuit from the engine to the wheels, and the car goes vroom!

Universally, manuals allow the driver a lot of control over the vehicle speeds & power, but it requires dexterity to master. You will find most muscle cars with manual transmissions. It is a complex system, but this is where automatic transmissions come into play.

Auto Transmissions

This transmission kicks out the clutch adds a torque convertor, some hydraulics & a computerized system to manage the gear shift without human intervention. The benefit is that you can drive your car without a clutch wearing out & your car runs optimally, giving out ideal mileage.

Automated Manual Transmission

While automatic transmissions took the high gas bills out of drivers' lives, the motor enthusiasts & racing pros needed the kick of a manual but with the economical fine-tuning of an automatic, and thus, the auto-manual was born for budget autos.

There are high-end variants like the semi-auto & the dual-clutch systems that are currently used in high-performance cars, huge trucks & tractors, and they need a specialized cooling kit to keep the system from burning the transmission fluid. These powerful vehicles aren't meant for donuts in a parking lot!

Continuous Variable Transmission

As consumers demanded a smoother drive in luxury cars, the auto leaders came out with a more enhanced dual-pulley driven transmission that could provide a wider output range & smoother gear transition during the drive. However, it is terrible to take such cars on a hilly trip as they are built for performance but not much strength on climbing.

Electric Vehicle Transmission

Since an electric 'engine' is a motor & a battery of batteries, max power is immediately available, unlike the gradual crescendo of gas-driven cars. EVs have a transmission of sorts, but they have a more comprehensive range of output torque that makes them almost as high performance as an automatic. If you like your car's performance to rank high, with the fuel & utility costs negligible in your urban locale, then an EV will work for you.

So, When Are You Visiting us?

Cumberland Auto Center, serving Silver Point, TN, deals in new & used cars across all the variants of transmissions mentioned above. Though a stick may be a tough one to find, an AMT transmission is widely available as the next best thing in high-performance. You can get in touch with us for more details on what models & makes suit your transmission fancy.

You can opt for a trade-in or pre-qualify with us, and we will get started on finding you your dream car!