Most drivers slide the shifter into “D” and never touch it again. P, R, and N explain themselves. Then there is that solitary ...

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 ...

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 ...

An all-yellow team of a C15 (above) or C13 (top) diesel and CX31 transmission is typical of how Caterpillar will initially sell its new automatics starting early next year. Later, they'll be offered ...

One of the most fulfilling parts of driving a car is shifting gears. Enthusiasts like us yearn for open, twisty roads, going through the gears and surfing a wave of torque. Yet, most of us are stuck ...

You might encounter the term AMT, or automated manual transmission in the automotive world. How is an AMT different from a ...

Practically every transmission specialty manufacturer offers some type of valve body shift improver kit. The most basic kit simply reduces shift overlap and provides a firmer shift. More exotic kits, ...

We compare the different transmissions such as the automatic transmission, CVT transmission, DCT, and ECVT to see which is the most reliable. Are CVT transmissions reliable? How do you maintain a ...