One of the greatest innovations of the '80s was the incorporation of overdrive into manual and automatic transmissions. Overdrive has been a terrific means to reduced wear, tear, and fuel consumption ...

And The Problematic Automatics That Led Us Here ...

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 ...

Few of us understand how automatic transmissions work nor do we know what it means when they suddenly don't. We slip the selector into Drive, feel the tug of torque, press the accelerator, and get on ...

Need to service your automatic transmission? The market for automatic transmission fluid (ATF) has recently become saturated, if you'll pardon the pun. There used to be just two choices: Type F for ...

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 — Manual transmissions are usually cheaper to maintain and repair than automatics because the latter are far more complex and have more parts and functions that can fail, but it may depend on ...

For once, maybe we should cut the Blue Oval loyalist some slack. Sure, many of them would rather swallow their pride and bolt a venerable GM automatic behind their motors instead of taking their ...

Transmissions are the unsung heroes of the automotive world, but which ones are the most bulletproof?

An automatic transmission seems pretty simple; after all, you just put it in Drive and go. But as with most things automotive, a lot of complexity goes into making it look easy. And transmission ...

The automatic transmission remains one of the most significant inventions in the history of the auto industry. In its early days, it made driving a car easier, and in recent years has allowed ...