Easytronic is the

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tradename for a type of

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-based

automated manual transmission The automated manual transmission (AMT) is a type of transmission (mechanics), transmission for motor vehicles. It is essentially a conventional manual transmission equipped with automatic actuation to operate the clutch and/or shift Gear train ...

, as used in some

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cars. Easytronic is not a tiptronic gearbox design; it does not have a

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. It is fundamentally a conventional

manual transmission A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canadian English, Canada, British English, the United Kingdom and American English, the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed ...

, with a single-plate dry clutch. The transmission is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU). The Easytronic is generally used in smaller modern

front-wheel drive Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of internal combustion engine, engine and transmission (mechanics), transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature ...

cars, including the Corsa 1.0 & 1.2 & 1.3D, Tigra 1.4 90 ps, Meriva 1.6 & 1.8, Astra 1.4 & 1.6, Zafira 1.8 140 ps and Vectra/Signum 1.8 140 ps. The Easytronic transmission is manufactured for Adam Opel AG by

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. The Easytronic system allows for a computer to assume control of the manual gearbox and clutch via

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means. As of Easytronic 3.0, the gearbox can be operated in either fully-automatic or sequential semi-automatic mode. In the former, the car behaves much like a traditional automatic transmission, selecting gears with no driver input; in the latter, the gears can be selected sequentially (using the gear select lever) by the driver. It also offers a traditional automatic-like 'creep' mode for low-speed maneuvering. Opel's Easytronic is advertised as a low-cost alternative to a traditional automatic transmission for city drivers.

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