6-speed manual – 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale First 7-speed manual – 2011 Porsche 911 (991) First 8-speed manual – 1931 Maybach DS8 First clutchless manual – 1912 Bollée Type F Torpedo First production clutchless manual – 1935 REO Self-Shifter, 1937 Oldsmobile 4-speed Automatic Safety Transmission, and 1938–1939 Buick Special 4-speed Self-shifter. First electronically controlled clutchless manual – 1991 Ferrari Mondial T Valeo First sequential manual – 1946 Porsche Type 360 Cisitalia. First pre-selector gearbox – 1929 Armstrong Siddeley models, 1929 Maybach models, and 1930 Daimler Double-Six First centrifugal clutch – 1936 Armstrong Siddeley Automatic transmissions First automatic transmission – 1939 Oldsmobile (Hydra-Matic; also the first 4-speed automatic) First torque converter automatic – 1948 (middle of model year) Buick Roadmaster (Dynaflow) First non-planetary automatic – 1968 Honda (Hondamatic) First 2-speed automatic – 1947 GM Dynaflow 1948 model year Buick Roadmaster First 3-speed automatic – 1950 Borg Warner Automatic Drive Studebaker Land Cruiser First 4-speed automatic – 1939 Oldsmobile (Hydra-Matic; also the first automatic) First 5-speed automatic – 1989 Nissan Cedric, Nissan Cefiro, Nissan Gloria, Nissan Skyline, Nissan Laurel, (RE5R01A, Jatco/Nissan transmission) First 6-speed automatic – 2001 BMW 7 Series (E65) (ZF 6HP26) First 7-speed automatic – 2003 Mercedes-Benz (7G-Tronic) First 8-speed automatic – 2006 Lexus LS 460 First 9-speed automatic – 2013 Range Rover Evoque First 10-speed automatic – 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Ford F-150 First self-locking differential – 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport First limited slip differential – 1955 (for the 1956 model year) Studebaker <small>Note: In 1939, the Volkswagen Type 82 used a cam and pawl type differential which had a slip-limiting effect.)</small> First continuously variable transmission (CVT) – 1958 DAF 600 A-TypeFirst electronically-controlled continuously variable transmission (ECVT) – 1987 Subaru Justy E-CVTFirst active differential – 1986 Porsche 959 PSK (limited production of 200 vehicles) First toroidal continuously variable transmission – 1999 Nissan Cedric and Nissan Gloria First manumatic (automatic transmission with manual control of gear selection) – 1990 Porsche 911 Tiptronic First electronically-controlled automated manual transmission – 1985 Isuzu Aska NAVi5 First modern single-clutch automated manual transmission – 1996 BMW E36 M3 SMG First dual-clutch transmission – 2003 Volkswagen Golf Mk4 R32 (Direct-Shift Gearbox) First road car with paddle-shifters – 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 Layout First rear-engined car – 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen First rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car – 1934 Tatra 77 First rear-engine, four-wheel-drive car – 1940 Volkswagen Kübelwagen First front-engine, rear-wheel-drive car –