The automatic versus manual dispute regarding the transmission systems installed on a specific car has been going on for quite some time now, especially when a certain automaker came out with the ...
Few things can strike fear into a new driver’s heart, or joy to an enthusiast, like seeing the three pedals that indicate a manual transmission. While the “stick shift” was once the only type offered, ...
Have you ever wondered what is happening inside a vehicle when you press the clutch pedal? Or why do you need to press the clutch pedal before you shift gears in a manual transmission? This video ...
Manual transmissions seem to be disappearing from options lists across the automotive landscape, even for performance brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. One of the biggest reasons for this trend ...
Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...
The Koenigsegg Jesko is too good for dual-clutch. It's too good for three clutches, or four or five or six. No, the Jesko's transmission has seven clutches, in an effort to make the time between gear ...
Porsche and Audi both used the technology in racecars of the 1980s, but it took until 2003 for Volkswagen to introduce the technology in a road car – the Golf R32. Now dual clutch gearboxes are in a ...
Until now, the How It Works series has focused on how an engine makes power. Now we'll fill you in on how engine power is made usable to propel a car. The parts used to get the car moving consist of ...