You no doubt know which type of gearbox you prefer, be it automatic or manual. Do you know how these gearboxes do what they do? If you don't, then today is your lucky day. This video from Learn ...

Until now, the How It Works series has focused on how an engine makes power. Now we'll fill you in on how engine power is made usable to propel a car. The parts used to get the car moving consist of ...

How do manual transmissions work? We'll learn how clutches work, how gears work, and how shifting works with a detailed ...

How It WorksWe should begin with the basics just to get everyone up to speed. Virtually every modern manual transmission consists of three shafts inside its case: the input shaft, the mainshaft, and ...

The automatic transmission has been a given option through most our time behind the wheel, but that wasn’t always the case. In the early ’30s there was no such animal. A simple example of gear ...

When they said necessity was the mother of invention they must have been thinking of Ford Motor Company in the ’60s, with both the cross-bolted 427ci Side Oiler and the Top Loader four-speed ...

Shifting gears is one of the most satisfying things you can do in a car. But not always. A ropey shifter or a gooey clutch can suck the joy out of driving a manual and lend credence to Porsche’s ...