Automatic Gear Cars are Better for Manual Drive!

 

A quiet revolution has been taking place among India's cars. Today, practically every car maker offers automatic transmission in the top-end versions of its cars. Believe it or not, as many as 40 models of locally made or assembled cars offer automatic gears. The car maker reports that the demand is growing fast, but since these automatics are offered only for the top-end models, they are more expensive than the base models with manual gears. However, it is only a matter of time before things change.

Most people think that not only are automatic transmissions expensive but they are also heavy on fuel and unreliable. But they forget that technologies are closing the gaps very quickly. Till recently, a typical car with automatic gears would consume about 15 percent more fuel than its manual counterpart, but that is no longer the case

The early automatics had fluid drives that allowed great slippage and only had three gears. Modern automatics, on the other hand, have six or more gears; some are continuously variable with no gears at all.

It is amazing how quickly the luxuries of today become the necessities of tomorrow. Forty years ago, an air-conditioner Car was considered to be an expensive luxury, but today it is almost impossible to sell a car without an AC. Twenty-five years ago, people considered power steering to be a luxury. Today, it is thought to be not only a great aid for drivers but also a boon for vehicle safety. Similarly, automatic gears became more affordable owing to their growing popularity and technological advances.

In the increasingly heavy traffic in most cities of the world, an automatic transmission makes driving easier. The driver only has to look at the road ahead and push the accelerator and brakes without having to change gears or press the clutch pedal every few minutes. Many drivers, somehow, think that there is something about driving a car with automatic gears and believe that a good driver will only drive a car with manual gears. Good gear shifting is certainly the mark of a good driver, but it is no longer the best way to drive.

Times are changing and car buyers have to go with the flow. It will not be long before it will be considered to be in any car without automatic gears.

Let’s take some commonly used cars in the Indian market, which are available in the category Automatic Cars for Rent, and compare them with their latest competition. Apple cars, the pioneers of Car Rentals in Trivandrum have a large fleet of the latest Automatic Cars.