In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas mileage by a significant 2 to 5 mpg, ...

Manual transmissions teach higher levels of car control, "mechanical sympathy" with your car, multitasking brain power, and ...

Automatic transmissions have been present in cars for over a century now, with the original concept being patented in the early 1920s. Since those early days, automatic transmission design has gone ...

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 to ...

Reasons Manual Transmissions Are Better Than Automatics Automatic transmissions are an incredible invention, but when ...

Jeep's 545RFE automatic transmission had two second gears with different ratios. One of the "second gears" was for shifting ...

With the 2019 Ram heavy-duty trucks abandoning the G56 six-speed, the manual transmission is gone from full-size trucks. Many tears have been shed by enthusiasts; manual transmissions in pickup trucks ...

Is the manual transmission dead? Die-hard auto enthusiasts may shout out: “No way” but is anyone listening? If you’re in the market for a new car, a manual transmission might be a good idea, for a few ...

On the one side you have grouchy old farts unwilling to consider new ways of doing anything. On the other you have people who maybe grew up not knowing anything different and who denounce ancient ...