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- noun slang, automotive An
automatic transmission (in reference to the fluid-coupling of the torque converter).
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is not your parent's "slushbox" automatic of old.
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The automated-manual transmission, however, is not your standard slushbox by any means:
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And even the lowly Ford CD4E slushbox in my most recent Mazda was amenable to 4-2 if you stomped the loud pedal hard enough without actually hitting the rev limiter.
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The Crown Vic is an ancient design -- rear wheel drive, pushrod V8, axle beam rear suspension, body on frame, slushbox, overboosted steering, gigantic exterior proportions with a surprisingly cramped interior.
kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2003
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To be fair, ours had a slushbox and theirs had a stick shift, but the Taylors also squeezed every tank to the last mile, driving between three and five miles an hour under the speed limit.
Wired Top Stories Keith Barry 2011
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"Touchtronic 2" with electronic shift-by-wire control (that's an overly eloquent way of saying it is a traditional six-speed slushbox with a torque converter and overrides for manual control).
Autoblog Michael Harley 2010
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At which point, your CVT may still retain the smoothness and performance of a CVT, but inherits one of the greatest drawbacks of the traditional automatic ... frictional losses through the slushbox.
Autoblog Green Sam Abuelsamid 2010
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Is there any reason why putting the lever on the Toyota (or other car with a slushbox) into neutral might fail to put the car into neutral?
The Truth About Cars Paul Niedermeyer 2010
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Twin clutches offer better efficiency and better transfer of power over regular slushbox automatic transmissions so more of those 120 horses can reach your tyres compared to if the Fiesta used a regular 4-speed auto. 6-speeds also mean closer ratios so the small engine can be kept in its peak torque band more often.
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Shifts quicker and moves power more efficiently to the wheels than a slushbox automatic.
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