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 ...

Until now, the How It Works series has focused on how an engine makes power. Now we'll fill you in on how engine power is made usable to propel a car. The parts used to get the car moving consist of ...

From twin sticks to push-button drive, trucking’s gearshift evolution changed transmissions, it changed drivers, and it ...

The automatic transmission has been a given option through most our time behind the wheel, but that wasn’t always the case. In the early ’30s there was no such animal. The main purpose behind any ...

They're oddballs of the transmission world, but they're great for moving a powerful drag racer at super-high speeds. Here's how Lencos work.

If you've been looking for a new car, you might have come across different types of automatic transmissions, including the traditional torque converter (commonly called automatic transmission) and the ...

It goes without saying that your transmission is one of the most critical components of your vehicle. The layman's description of how it works is fairly intuitive: the transmission is the middle-man ...

Before you own a car, you might be clueless about vehicle transmissions but they’re vital to know as your vehicle insurance. You might have probably heard about manual and automatic transmissions and ...