Question of the Day: What is the Smart's Automated Manual Transmission?

The Smart ForTwo has been in the news quite a bit lately, and there’s been some confusion about the vehicle’s “automated manual transmission.” To be clear, the Smart is not a typical automatic, even though it can be driven like an automatic. On the other hand, you can shift gears manually, even though it has no clutch. Are you confused yet? That’s why Ask.cars.com is around to clear things up.

What is Smart’s automated manual transmission? (Ask.cars.com)