While reading up on new cars, you might’ve seen talk about an unfamiliar kind of transmission. Instead of a six-speed automatic or whatever, you may see a car that has a CVT. It’s an innovative ...

The efficiency of a tooth-on-tooth geared transmission, with the smoothly variable gear ratios of a CVT – minus the belt friction and capable of going all the way down to a zero ratio without needing ...

There are a number of ways to transfer an engine or motor's power into drive, and these are generally split into two camps — automatic and manual transmissions. While gear-based transmissions have ...

There are seven core fluids — eight, including differential, which isn't always on the list — that keep most gasoline engine cars running smoothly: fuel, coolant, power steering fluid, windshield ...

CVTs have been largely adopted by the side-by-side world as they're perfect for most every type of off-roading. But a CVT that can change gear ratios on the fly would be amazing, which is what Polaris ...

From torque converters to dual-clutch and CVTs, modern automatics take very different paths to the same job.

Manual gearboxes are pretty simple. I remember my high school physics teacher diagramming one on the chalkboard: power goes in on one shaft, goes through a couple of wheelie-looking things, and boom, ...