Ever since its introduction on the Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) has become a sought-after technology in the Indian car market. It is a much cheaper option than the proper conventional fully-automatic gearboxes and provides the same fuel efficiency as their manual counterparts.
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There was a time when owning an automatic car was seen as a symbol of exuberance and fat bank balance. First of all the car would be expensive, then the high maintenance costs apart from its low fuel efficiency which translated to higher fuel bills.