There are different arguments that can be made both for and against automatic and manual vehicle transmissions. Manual transmissions offer more nuanced control and an opportunity to better optimize ...

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 ...

Ever wonder how your transmission knows to shift gears? Why is it that when you stop, the engine doesn't die? We're here to show you how cars work. We recently looked at manual transmissions. This ...

You’re taking a leisurely Sunday drive, cruising down the open road. Suddenly, you feel a slight jerk, and your car struggles to accelerate. What just happened? It’s time we demystify an ...

How Sport Mode Changes the Way Your Transmission Shifts Every automatic gear shift has a D for Drive. Most also have an S ...

CARS.COM — Wondering what all those numbers and letters mean on the gear shifter you have in your car? That’s what’s known in the automotive world as the “prindle,” the pronunciation that engineers ...

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 ...

Nine-speed gearboxes may be commonplace now, but the world's first example didn't have such an easy birth when it was launched. And it wasn't that long ago.

Depending on how you look at it, either a lot or not very much has changed about the way bikes shift gears since the mid-19th century. A lot has been refined along the transmission path, in which your ...

A Kentucky 2025 Toyota Tacoma owner reports persistent transmission slipping and jerking from 1st to 3rd gear. Despite 10,000 ...