Manual transmissions make use of a clutch alongside a flywheel to actually deliver power from the engine to the wheels. Automatics use flex plates instead.

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

Once understood, transmission shift response is as simple to tune as an engine. This photo exaggerates the fact that separate circuits are modified to alter shift timing and quality or ...

Anyone who's spent any time driving knows that semi-trucks are a fixture on American roads. Vehicles from the most popular semi-truck manufacturers covered just over 500 billion miles in 2022 alone, ...

We've recently talked about how naturally aspirated V6s and V8s are going by the wayside, but there's another powertrain component that is slowly fading into obscurity: the six-speed automatic ...

Automatic transmissions are pretty self-explanatory, and for the most part, fairly foolproof. Most of us will be familiar with the usual settings found on an automatic shifter, with P, R, N, and D ...