Thankfully, smart has tossed out the outgoing cabrio's
jerky automated manual transmission.
The latter sends diesel power to the front wheels and electric power to those at the rear, though Citroen (sorry, DS) persists with
a jerky automated manual transmission that takes the shine off the smooth hybrid experience.
Not exact matches
The electric Smart's advantage is its single - speed
transmission, which means that it doesn't suffer from the slow and
jerky shifts of the standard car's
automated -
manual gearbox.
Mahindra does offer a 5 - speed AMT box on the TUV and while that offers the convenience of an automatic, the driving experience isn't great with the
transmission offering
jerky shifts, an Achilles» heel of an
automated manual gearbox.