I know, I know: automatic transmissions make a car automatically lame. I think I can speak for the group when I say driving is typically more fun when you do the shifting. However, every rule has ...
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 ...
In the name of boosting sales and making its street-legal all-wheel-drive rally car more accessible, Toyota is reportedly adding an automatic-transmission option for the 2025 GR Corolla. According to ...
Manual transmissions are disappearing as only 1-2% of US car sales include them, driven by superior automatic technology and ...
Reasons Manual Transmissions Are Better Than Automatics Automatic transmissions are an incredible invention, but when ...
Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...
Generally speaking, most automatic transmissions can take a beating, and will last many hundreds of thousands of miles, but that doesn't mean they are invincible. Much like any other part of your car, ...
Over the years, the trucks have certainly become more sophisticated. Take transmissions for example. At one time the only choices were "three-on-the-tree" or "four-on-the-floor" manual boxes. When ...
The drivetrain of most modern bicycles has remained relatively unchanged for nearly a century. There have been marginal upgrades here and there like electronic shifting but you’ll still mostly see a ...
For the longest time, if you ran a Ford small-block or Windsor engine and wanted to run an automatic, your transmission of choice would likely be a C4. For heavier duty applications you'd likely opt ...
Transmission dipsticks are being removed because modern cars use sealed transmissions, precise fluid requirements, sensors, ...