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four-speed automatic

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A four-speed automatic is a type of car transmission that automatically shifts through four gears, which was common in cars from the 1980s and early 1990s.

Technical Definition

A four-speed automatic is an automatic transmission with four forward gear ratios, common in older vehicles before the advent of five- or six-speed automatics.

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"[994.6s] It is a four speed automatic. [996.6s] Four. [997.0s] What?"

The Jaguar Type 01 Is Here, New Lotus V8 Supercar, the Revuelto Market is Crashing! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 16:34

"So it's got the 5.3-liter Vortec VA, four speed automatic. It's got the AutoTrack Active Transfer Case, victory red paint,"

S3, E92 - Have You Heard? Truck News! The Truck Show Podcast 07:39

"24-valves fuel-injected engine, four-speed automatic [5025.9s] David. Mitsubishi Verada."

That should have been made! Car Torque with Matty J 23:45

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