Most people who get a kick out of driving also get a kick out shifting their own gears. Not with a push of a button, the tug of a paddle or the nudge of a lever, but with a deft combination of well ...

Europe may have long resisted the automatic gearbox, but it remains a fact that using a manual in stop-start city conditions is no longer a sensible option. Dual-clutch transmissions offer an ...

There was a time, not that long ago, when the automotive industry tried to convince us that the future of performance was the motorsports-inspired dual-clutch transmission. But now, BMW‘s M division ...

In the beginning, man invented the engine. Now, the engine was shift-less and isolated. And as inventors hovered over the surface of their workshops, they moved upon the crankshaft and said, "Let ...

Although automatic transmissions are gaining a greater market share, especially in northern Europe, consumer resistance remains strong. Europe’s skeptical consumers, however, may be persuaded to ...