For the vast majority of consumers, a smooth-shifting automatic transmission is the gold standard. Detroit caters to the least common dominator, except in the relatively rare high-perf models. But ...

You probably see automatic transmissions as a convoluted maze of gears, clutches, bands, and complicated hydraulics. However, it may surprise you to know that most automatic transmissions work via a ...

Few of us understand how automatic transmissions work nor do we know what it means when they suddenly don't. We slip the selector into Drive, feel the tug of torque, press the accelerator, and get on ...