When Kia introduced the facelifted Rio for Europe a few weeks ago, the press release briefly touted a clutch-by-wire six-speed manual transmission that would improve gas mileage and reduce CO2 ...
While the manual gearbox as we know it is a dying breed, a group of manufacturers are preserving its DNA in a different way.
Ford has filed a patent for a manual transmission that has a clutch pedal you only have to use when you feel like it. The design was first reported on by Muscle Cars & Trucks combines a conventional ...
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 ...
Power management company Eaton announced it has increased the warranty coverage for two of the company’s heavy-duty manual transmissions. New truck customers who specify either an Eaton RTLO 13-speed ...
Hyundai developed a manual transmission that allows the driver to shift through a gear lever without engaging a clutch pedal, but it isn't coming to the United States anytime soon. Announced by ...
The manual transmission’s gradual disappearance from road cars makes it look like the end of the road for the third pedal. Some modern manuals, like a novel one offered by Hyundai, don’t even have a ...
It's hard to put a finger on exactly why driving a car with a manual transmission is so much fun. Is it the control you feel selecting your own gears, that visceral connection formed between human and ...
The Chevrolet Corvette C8 introduced many “firsts” for the iconic sports car, but one key feature seems to be making a return ...
Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new). It should be no ...
In this video, I explain what a Lenco planetary transmission is and its purpose. I will detail how planetary gear sets work using a model I created and discuss why Lenco planetary transmissions are ...
Power management company Eaton announced it has increased the warranty coverage for two of the company’s heavy-duty manual transmissions. New truck customers who specify either an Eaton RTLO 13-speed ...