Ever since French inventors Louis-René Panhard and Émile Levassor demonstrated their three-speed manual transmission in 1894 — the first manual ever — the automotive realm has been fascinated by ...

For years, automakers were reliant on 6-speed transmissions. However, they began to adopt 8-speed replacements, following pressure from the government to meet new environmental regulations. When the 8 ...

The Mazda CX-5 you’re looking at here is new, believe it or not. Yes, the design looks a lot like the old one, but that isn’t a bad thing. Even the powertrain is the same as before, right down to the ...

Discover how Porsche revolutionized the automotive industry with the first 7-speed manual transmission in a production car.

How are modern cars so damn fast right off the showroom floor? It almost isn’t even fair to compare them to cars from 20 years ago, even if the older car is modified and makes significantly more power ...

In 2006, Harley-Davidson (H-D) made one of its most pivotal mechanical updates in years. It was a shift (pun intended) that saw H-D move from a five-speed to a six-speed transmission, introduced with ...