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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toyota introduced its first continuously variable automatic transmission CVT, in itself a type of automatic transmission, in 2000, dubbed the K110. Some Toyota models that use a CVT include the Camry, ...

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 ...