Automatic transmissions have been with us for a long, long time. In fact, the basics can be found in the Model T Ford. At the heart of an automatic transmission are the planetary gearsets. As gears go ...

Some manufacturers like Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia and Can-Am offer bikes and trikes that are either semi- or fully-automatic, but converting a manual shifting bike to something resembling an automatic ...

The old-school lever on the steering column or simple aftermarket floor shift that says "PRNDL" just won't cut it when it comes to shifting these modern multi-overdrive automatic transmissions, which ...

Recently High Performance Pontiac sat down with racing electronics manufacturer Altronics and discussed the company's SHIFT shifting system for automatic transmissions. HPP: What is the SHIFT system?

ASC technology uses a Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) to monitor the electric motor that aligns the rotational speed of the engine and transmission to reduce gear-shift time by 30% from 500ms to 350ms.

There are different arguments that can be made both for and against automatic and manual vehicle transmissions. Manual transmissions offer more nuanced control and an opportunity to better optimize ...

A number of GM Authority readers recently reached out with an identical question regarding this widely used nine-speed automatic transmission: when does it actually shift into ninth gear? These ...

If you’ve had the pleasure of viewing the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hot lop ride along featuring our very own Manoli Katakis, then you already know how special the new Hydra-Matic 10-speed automatic ...