One of the biggest automotive technological developments in the past 20 years is the dual-clutch gearbox, also known as the dual-clutch transmission (DCT). It’s been a performance game (and gear) ...

Automatic transmissions have evolved so dramatically over the past decades that today the same term covers fundamentally different mechanisms. A classical hydromechanical automatic transmission, a ...

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 ...

If you've done any research on current cars, you've probably seen references to dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs). And you might well have asked yourself, "What is a DCT? What is a dual-clutch ...

A modern car's CVT or Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission is as complex as a conventional gear-driven automatic gearbox. However, it functions differently than a standard automatic and has no ...

The convenience of automatic transmissions sometimes leads many drivers to inadvertently develop bad driving habits; even a seemingly small action can reduce the lifespan of the transmission and pose ...

Audi has unveiled a new version of its TT Coupé sports car with a 3.2-litre V6 engine and innovative automated manual transmission. It goes on sale in mid-2003. The so-called Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG ...