An automatic transmission, comprising: an input adapted to couple to a torque-generating mechanism; an output coupled to the input; a first rotating torque-transferring mechanism disposed along a first torque path, the first rotating torque-transferring mechanism being coupled to the input; a second rotating torque-transferring mechanism disposed along a second torque path, the second rotating torque-transferring mechanism being coupled to the input independent of the first torque-transferring mechanism; a first stationary torque-transferring mechanism, a second stationary torque-transferring mechanism, a third stationary torque-transferring mechanism, and a fourth stationary torque-transferring mechanism, each of the stationary torque-transferring mechanisms (C3, C4, C5, C6) being disposed between the input and the output; and a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset, where each planetary gearset (306, 308, 310, 312) includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a carrier assembly; wherein, the ring gear of the third planetary gearset is coupled to the carrier assembly of the second planetary gearset and the carrier assembly of the fourth planetary gearset; wherein, the carrier assembly of the first planetary gearset is coupled to the ring gear of the second planetary gearset, and wherein the carrier assembly of the third planetary gearset is coupled to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gearset and the output; characterised in that, the sun gear of the first planetary gearset is directly coupled to the input along a third torque path, and in that the ring gear of the first planetary gearset is coupled to the first stationary torque-transferring mechanism. an input adapted to couple to a torque-generating mechanism; an output coupled to the input; a first rotating torque-transferring mechanism disposed along a first torque path, the first rotating torque-transferring mechanism being coupled to the input; a second rotating torque-transferring mechanism disposed along a second torque path, the second rotating torque-transferring mechanism being coupled to the input independent of the first torque-transferring mechanism; a first stationary torque-transferring mechanism, a second stationary torque-transferring mechanism, a third stationary torque-transferring mechanism, and a fourth stationary torque-transferring mechanism, each of the stationary torque-transferring mechanisms (C3, C4, C5, C6) being disposed between the input and the output; and a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset, where each planetary gearset (306, 308, 310, 312) includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a carrier assembly; wherein, the ring gear of the third planetary gearset is coupled to the carrier assembly of the second planetary gearset and the carrier assembly of the fourth planetary gearset; wherein, the carrier assembly of the first planetary gearset is coupled to the ring gear of the second planetary gearset, and wherein the carrier assembly of the third planetary gearset is coupled to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gearset and the output; characterised in that, the sun gear of the first planetary gearset is directly coupled to the input along a third torque path, and in that the ring gear of the first planetary gearset is coupled to the first stationary torque-transferring mechanism.