To compound shift, the driver flips the splitter button to the opposite position, then makes a lightning fast dash for the next gear with the standard gear lever. Smooth and fast. Such manual shifting ...

Years passed with car makers pushing one clear path ahead – packed with self-shifting transmissions, better fuel use, because onboard tech kept getting sharper, taking charge of nearly everything ...

Paccar’s new TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated manual transmissions got me thinking about the first time, roughly six years ago, that I drove an AMT which as I look back on it now was sort of like my ...

Testimonials are fine, but repeat business is the best endorsement for a product. Wayne Klink, founder and president of a fleet with his name, likes his 90 Volvo trucks and the latest component in ...

We've all been there—an email hits your inbox reminding you that a work deadline is closer than it may appear and approaching fast. This author's uh-oh moment arrived with an inquiry as to the ETA on ...

A manual transmission uses a stick to shift gears and a third pedal to operate the clutch. Current trends show that manual gear shifting is rapidly becoming obsolete. For select sports cars and ...