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GMTurbo-Hydramatic

1964–2012 United States Automobile 49 production years
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Production1964–2012
Recorded originUnited States
ClassAutomobile
Background

Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic is the registered tradename for a family of automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors. These transmissions mate a three-element turbine torque converter to a Simpson planetary geartrain, providing three forward speeds plus reverse.

Text adapted from “Turbo-Hydramatic” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

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Production chronology1964–2012

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Wikipedia infobox ↗49 years
Production timeline

1964–2012

1964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
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