My opinion is that DSG and CVT transmissions haven't yet reached an acceptable level of reliability and durability, and until I'm satisfied that they have I won't be buying one. But as you say that ...

If you're reading this in North America, the vehicle sitting on your driveway probably has an automatic transmission. So do around 95 percent of other new vehicles on the U.S. market right now, though ...

It was just over ten years ago that we lost my favorite automotive writer of all time, LJK Setright. A classical musician, law student, and accomplished photographer, Setright is probably best known ...

Hyundai is shooting for a corporate average fuel economy of 50 mpg by 2025. Not only is it planning on offering more engines that utilize direct injection and turbocharging, but it is also looking to ...

As automakers race to meet a federal mandate for an industry-wide fuel economy average of 54.5 mpg by 2025, engineers are squeezing more efficiency out of every part of their vehicles, including ...

German automaker Audi has decided to kill off its continuously variable transmission, in the next generation of its models. Continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs, have long been available in ...

Tractor transmissions have come a long way since the days of double-clutching and crunching your way between the three or four gears of a basic, unsynchronised box. Through the introduction of extra ...

The Mazda 6 is available as a saloon or estate and uses an efficient torque converter gearbox, while 2.0-litre versions of the Skoda Octavia use a wet-clutch version of the DSG gearbox which has ...

Few parts in a modern car spark as much debate as the continuously variable transmission (CVT). For some, it’s a smart way to ...

Continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs, are a type of transmission that trades the fixed-ratio gears of conventional automatic transmissions for a system involving two pulleys and an intervening ...