Transmissions are the unsung heroes of the automotive world, but which ones are the most bulletproof?

For 44 years, Jerry Whittenburg drove more than 4 million safe miles in a truck with a manual transmission. He had no reason to change anytime soon. But when the owner-operator's own truck broke down, ...

Throughout the 1900s, cars with manual transmissions slowly gave way to those with the ability to shift between gears automatically. Early automatic transmissions with names like Hydra-Matic, Dynaflow ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...

Automatic transmissions are the transmissions of choice in today's diesel realm. They've come a long way over the last decade, and are now beefier and more complex than ever before. This is an effort ...

Dual-clutch automatic transmissions have exploded in popularity over the last two decades. They're used in performance cars of all types, from the Volkswagen GTI and Hyundai Elantra N to the BMW M2 ...

Just as there are two types of transmissions, there are two types of drivers. There are those who prefer a manual transmission where they're in charge of shifting gears, and then there are those who ...

Engineers are just wizards with college degrees. No, I take that back, they're powers are stronger than mere magic. I don't care what spells Harry Potter knows; nothing in his wizarding world is as ...

You can easily find the automatic 8HP70 and 8HP90 transmissions in Dodge Chargers today, but there are a few differences ...

Driving “stick” is a popular term for those who know how to drive a car with a manual transmission. Manual transmissions, needing a unique skill set to wield, give drivers more control over shifting, ...