If you drive a car with an automatic transmission, chances are you're used to and fond of the seamless way in which these ...

The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

Automatic transmissions are impressive devices. They're made up of hundreds of individual components — like gears, clutch packs, and solenoids — that work together to scale engine power and help your ...

There’s no bones about it: slipping transmissions cost big money, whether you’re a humble owner or a giant car company. Perhaps the best recent example is the PowerShift transmission, which in recent ...

The term "bigger is better" echoes in the minds of most diesel owners and usually goes hand in hand with making more horsepower and torque with their truck. Unfortunately, when the factory automatic ...

For most drivers, a vehicle's automatic transmission — the most common kind of transmission nowadays, more's the pity — has three settings: Drive, Park, and Reverse. Most automatic transmissions, ...

The automatic transmission is an amazing yet terribly complex engineering feat. It works by using clutch packs, torque converters, gear sets, solenoids, gaskets, valve bodies, hydraulic parts, and ...

The transmission Ford produced from 1932 to 1950 is metaphorically and physically next to its famed Flathead engine. It never was the strongest option but it more than compensated with abundance; Ford ...