The automatic transmissions found in many modern vehicles are marvels of engineering. They rely on a huge number of internal parts, like clutch packs, various gears, solenoids, a valve body, hydraulic ...

Richmond Gear developed its 2-Speed transmission after seeing a need for a quality piece that the Saturday-night racer could afford. The 2-Speed uses a Borg Warner Super T-10 aluminum case, reducing ...

Modern 8- and 10-speed automatics deliver huge performance gains through tighter gear ratios, fast clutch-to-clutch shifts, ...

One of the biggest automotive technological developments in the past 20 years is the dual-clutch gearbox, also known as the dual-clutch transmission (DCT). It’s been a performance game (and gear) ...

In hybrid vehicles, the automatic gearbox not only changes gears, but also toggles between hybrid and electric mode based on two factors: depressing the accelerator pedal and the battery’s charge ...

At the car repair shop, we often hear mechanics mention gear oil and transmission fluid when discussing any fix involving the gearbox — so much so that many might have started to believe that they are ...

A failing BMW transmission can sneak up on you. One day, the car shifts smoothly, and the next, it hesitates, shudders, or ...

I’m sitting on the tarmac at Toyota’s brand-new Technical Center Shimoyama in a red Lexus UX crossover that has a little something extra no other UX has. It’s a six-speed manual transmission and a ...