For years, automakers were reliant on 6-speed transmissions. However, they began to adopt 8-speed replacements, following pressure from the government to meet new environmental regulations. When the 8 ...

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

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

How are modern cars so damn fast right off the showroom floor? It almost isn’t even fair to compare them to cars from 20 years ago, even if the older car is modified and makes significantly more power ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

In 2006, Harley-Davidson (H-D) made one of its most pivotal mechanical updates in years. It was a shift (pun intended) that saw H-D move from a five-speed to a six-speed transmission, introduced with ...

With Tavares gone, Jeep is listening to what shoppers want. For 2025, the brand is bringing back the optional TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission for four-door Wranglers equipped with the ...

View post: 2025 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible 3LZ For Sale With 1,800 Miles Equipped with a new 8-Speed “Gazoo Racing” auto, with paddle shifters, subtle changes had to be made to accommodate the ...

Some semi trucks use 18-speed transmissions because they require the extra gears to keep the engine in its ideal RPM range in various driving scenarios.