Automatic or mechanic - what to choose?

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

What do future car owners usually pay attention to? On the make, model, equipment, engine power, color, and last but not least - on what kind of transmission the car has.

Most manufacturers offer a choice: automatic or manual. But it wasn't always like this.

Initially there was a manual transmission. First there were three steps, then four, and now some car corporations are developing both six and seven, and there is talk of an eight-speed box.

Mechanics or automatic - of course, each motorist will decide for himself, but we will help you make the right choice.

Manual transmission has several advantages.

• One of the main reasons for choosing: the price of a car with a manual transmission, other things being equal, is 30,000 - 50,000 rubles less.
• Economy of operating costs. Mechanics are cheaper to maintain, as they require almost half the gear oil. In addition, the repair of mechanics is simpler, which, accordingly,and cheaper.
• Due to the fact that the mechanics have less oil in the box, it is easier to warm it up in winter, which means it is easier to start the car.
• Automatic or manual - this is not a question for fans of fast, sporty driving, because with a certain skill in shifting gears and tracking torque, the acceleration of a car with a manual transmission is faster.
• With a certain skill on the mechanics, you can achieve fuel economy, for example, when using the drive in "neutral", "freewheel".
• Well, some drivers, choosing automatic or mechanic, lean towards mechanics because of winter driving. In icy conditions, you can slow down by downshifting on a manual gearbox.

Let's look at cars with automatic transmission. The technical thought of mankind does not stand still, and the automatic machine has come to replace the mechanics. This mechanism itself decides when to switch speeds according to the algorithm of the program embedded in it. Like any innovation, the machine has advantages and disadvantages:

• The biggest advantage of the automatics is the convenience for the driver: there is no need to be distracted by a series of successive actions to switch gears - this will be done by automatics. The automatic transmission is ideal for beginners who used to burn a few clutch discs while gaining driving experience, as well as for women.
• Also, one of the biggest problems for a beginner is starting to move up or down, for example, withtraffic light. With a machine gun, this is easy to do even for the most inexperienced driver.
• The engine life with automatic transmission is still significantly longer than with mechanical transmission, due to thoughtful gear changes at certain engine speeds.
• You can ignore the difficulties of driving with an automatic transmission in winter, since most modern cars are equipped with various systems for road stability, slip, stabilization, etc.

In addition, the automatic transmission is being improved, many manufacturers for those who like to "pull the handle" add a "manual" mode to the automatic transmission, in which the car owner himself can downshift or upshift.

And, finally, automakers have invented a robotic gearbox and CVT, which are designed to eliminate all the shortcomings of the machine, given the advantages of a manual gearbox.

So each car buyer must decide for himself what is preferable - automatic or mechanic.