Modern drivers are faced with several options when deciding upon their ideal vehicle. These include gas or electric power, its drivetrain — be it a front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or four-wheel ...

Today, let's look at who's to blame for all the cars that insist on shifting for themselves. Arguably, the earliest blame-havers could be Louis-Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor, who were about to show ...

Throughout the 1900s, cars with manual transmissions slowly gave way to those with the ability to shift between gears automatically. Early automatic transmissions with names like Hydra-Matic, Dynaflow ...

After an automatic transmission fluid change, some cars shift harsher or hesitate. Common reasons include fluid level or ...

CVT automatic transmissions offer quicker acceleration, smoother shifting, while delivering maximum gas mileage and power out of an engine.

There is an old quote out there that goes something like, "Sometimes the easiest way to solve a problem is to stop being part of the problem." We aren't sure who said it, but he or she must have been ...

What is a continuously variable transmission? Is it better to drive, more reliable, more efficient, or better than an automatic? The automatic transmission as Americans know it today has been around ...

Engineers are just wizards with college degrees. No, I take that back, they're powers are stronger than mere magic. I don't care what spells Harry Potter knows; nothing in his wizarding world is as ...

A transmission is a vehicle’s gearbox. It’s roughly analogous to the gear shifter and chain system employed in bicycles. Transmission components are always mounted straight on the engine so that their ...

Your car's transmission is one of its most important components, which means you'll want to take good care of it. Like most of your vehicle’s mechanical systems, a transmission requires quality, ...