Increasing gear counts in an automatic transmission improves fuel economy by reducing engine RPM during cruising, but has ...

The transmission in a semi-truck does a lot of heavy lifting, but how do they actually work? Here are all the types of ...

Have you ever looked at a zig-zag automatic shifter and wondered why they exist? If so, here's everything you need to know about this design choice.

There are more types of automatic transmissions than ever before, including conventional torque-converter step-gear automatics, dual-clutch automatics (sometimes called automated manuals ...

There was a time when automatic transmissions had all kinds of unique names-Cruise-O-Matic, Hydra-Matic, Ultramatic, and the list goes on. But while the names were different, the basic operation ...

Automatic transmissions are the transmissions of choice in today's diesel realm. They've come a long way over the last decade, and are now beefier and more complex than ever before. This is an ...

General Motors and REO both released semi-automatic vehicle transmissions in 1934. These models posed fewer challenges than the traditional manual transmission but still required the use of a ...

CVTs also have fewer moving parts than traditional automatic transmissions. The downside of standard CVT behavior is that holding the engine at a constant speed—whether that’s maintaining high ...

When this story was written in 2013, it asked this question about automated and automatic transmissions in over-the-road trucking: "Will they finally be able to make a strong inroads?" According ...

In your quest for better fuel economy and more value, don't overlook the potential benefits of shifting yourself. In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas ...