Porsche is exploring a new transmission concept that could redefine how drivers interact with performance cars, blending the ...

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 ...

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

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

For most drivers today, the biggest car-buying decision is no longer petrol versus diesel; it is transmission choice. As cities grow more congested and commutes stretch longer, manual gearboxes are ...

One of the main complaints leveled against old-school, slushbox automatics is that they’re more adapted to driving comfortably than quickly. To prove that its experimental Direct Automatic ...

Explore the rise of automatic cars in Australia. Understand key benefits like easier driving, reduced fatigue, and improved ...

A number of GM Authority readers recently reached out with an identical question regarding this widely used nine-speed automatic transmission: when does it actually shift into ninth gear? These ...

Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...

Faith Bottum writes of a few reasons to commend a stick shift (“The Dying Art of Driving a Stick Shift,” op-ed, March 28), such as lower cost and less theft, largely because there are few people left ...