Because we use them every day, the operation of a car seems simple, but a car is a very complex machine. One of the most complex systems in the typical vehicle is the automatic transmission. This ...

How do these new automatic transmissions work? I've been reading about CVT and dual-shaft gearboxes replacing the conventional automatic. What is so different? - Tracey in Toronto The big difference ...

Transmissions, especially of the automatic and double-clutch variety, are among the most complicated — and difficult to explain — mechanical bits in a modern automobile. So, with forgiveness pleaded ...

If you've been looking for a new car, you might have come across different types of automatic transmissions, including the traditional torque converter (commonly called automatic transmission) and the ...

Manuals are a dying breed in the modern car market. Especially in North America, most of the cars that are sold have an automatic transmission, but we're not here to talk about manuals vs. automatics.

Now that manual transmission is quickly becoming a thing of the past, queries about the differing automatic transmission types have greater relevance. First up, the fully automatic transmission is ...

The automatic transmission is an amazing yet terribly complex engineering feat. It works by using clutch packs, torque converters, gear sets, solenoids, gaskets, valve bodies, hydraulic parts, and ...

Then came a new wave of options including the continuously variable transmission (CVT), robotised manual (aka the clutchless manual, as it had no clutch pedal) and the subject of this story, the ...

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 ...