If you want to experience one of the oddest gear changes ever, get into a Jeep with a 545RFE five-speed automatic transmission. Put it in manual mode, AutoStick, electronic range selection, whichever ...

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 ...

CARS.COM — Wondering what all those numbers and letters mean on the gear shifter you have in your car? That’s what’s known in the automotive world as the “prindle,” the pronunciation that engineers ...

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 ...

Porsche has filed a patent in German for a new shift-by-wire system that would allow for both automatic and manual gear ...

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 ...

Isuzu Motors has been granted a patent for an automatic transmission system. The system includes multiple rotating shafts, gears, synchronizing mechanisms, a lubricating oil storage part, a shift ...

Low gears are cool. Lower gears are even cooler. That's what makes the difference in the wheeling and towing world: getting the right combination of gearing to go slow and fast--and anything in ...