Transmission Type by Car: CVT, Automatic or Manual / Lincoln / MKXLincoln MKX Transmission by year YearTransmission20186-speed automatic20176-speed automatic20166-speed automatic20156-speed automatic20146-speed automatic20136-speed automatic20126-speed automatic20116-speed automatic20106-speed automatic20096-speed automatic20086-speed automatic20076-speed automatic Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov).