These days, many automatic transmissions come with eight, nine, or even 10 gears. Why is this, and is it actually a good ...

During the 1950s and early 1960s, push-button transmissions represented the future of automotive convenience. Instead of ...

There's a bit of mystery behind the operations of a car's transmission. Unlike the engine, which receives a lot of attention, a car's transmission can be confusing to novice drivers, particularly an ...

Replacing your car's gear shifter is potentially expensive depending the parts you need, and it can even be more so if you ...

Automatic shift transmissions were first introduced on a broad scale in the late 1930s, and while they were a novelty for many years, today they are very near a standard piece of equipment on most ...

One of the most fulfilling parts of driving a car is shifting gears. Enthusiasts like us yearn for open, twisty roads, going through the gears and surfing a wave of torque. Yet, most of us are stuck ...

We've recently talked about how naturally aspirated V6s and V8s are going by the wayside, but there's another powertrain component that is slowly fading into obscurity: the six-speed automatic ...

Gearing ratios in an EVAn untouched / under discussed topic of todays timesA brief background:I myself have been driving cars ...

It's been two decades since Detroit began offering overdrive transmissions as original equipment in virtually all vehicles rolling off their assembly lines. And while the OEM's intent was to improve ...

With the manual quickly becoming an extinct species, two manufacturers have found ways to preserve it, while also offering a ...