Think the 'D' on your stick shift stands for drive? Think again. Discover what this mysterious gear actually means and when ...

Short-throw shifters reduce lever travel for faster gear changes, but there's more to the story. Here's how geometry and ...

Porsche may have come up with a novel way of keeping the stick shift around awhile longer. The German sports car maker has filed a patent in its home country for a shift-by-wire system that could ...

Manual gear shifters are generally pretty straightforward, with a set of numbers and an R, but a few older ones used more ...

Ballads are written about cars. Some have been written about engines. It’s unlikely that there will ever be even a single verse about the ass end of the drivetrain. But thanks to Porsche Penske ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

When an engine fails, the loss is immediate, and usually very apparent via smoke, noise, and a loss of some or all power. When a transmission fails, however, it's much more subtle and insidious, ...

When you consider its incredible feats on race tracks throughout the United States and its authoritative lap record on the Nürburgring, there’s no denying that the C8 ranks as the most capable ...

Update: The legal pressure on Toyota’s eight-speed automatic transmission isn’t easing up, as a third lawsuit has now landed in federal court. We’ve added the latest details below. Toyota is facing ...