What is a manual-automatic gearbox?

As the name suggests, the "manual-automatic" gearbox is a transmission form that combines manual and automatic shifting modes. In this type of gearbox, there are significant +/- signs. You can switch to this position manually. Switch gears.
For ordinary gearboxes, lack of driving pleasure has always been its disadvantage. You step on the brakes to slow down before entering a corner, and ordinary automatic gearboxes will only jump to neutral or maintain the original gear. It will not change as the speed drops. Lower one gear; when you come out of the corner, when you refuel, the gearbox will make another kickdown (jump down by one gear) before gaining enough power to accelerate. This not only takes more time than manual transmission, but also the bounce of gears in the corners will also disrupt the body balance. The biggest use of the manual gearbox is to increase the "whatever you want" degree of gears. In other words, "if it is not smart enough, at least I can do it myself". With the manual gear selection mode, you can manually lower to the appropriate gear before the turn, maintain the required speed during the turn, and have enough power when exiting the turn. Functionally, there is no difference between an automated manual gearbox and a manual gearbox, but a good automated manual gearbox has a fast enough manual mode to increase and decrease gears, otherwise it will appear a little flashy.
Structurally, the automated manual gearbox is still an automatic gearbox. Therefore, the fuel consumption of models equipped with ordinary automatic gearboxes is relatively high, and defects such as unfavorable modifications can still be seen in it. In addition, since this type of gearbox still needs to be imported, the cost is much higher than that of ordinary gearboxes, so the price of the whole vehicle is not cheap. But for a family, if the male owner prefers driving pleasure and the hostess prefers a relaxed and comfortable driving experience, a model equipped with a manual transmission is still a good choice.