Modern dual-clutch transmissions have become the performance benchmark, delivering lightning-fast gear changes that few traditional manual gearboxes can match. Despite those advantages, many ...

A patent describes a genuine, honest-to-goodness gated gear selector, but it's not a part of a manual transmission.

Dual-clutch transmission (DCT) systems employ two independently actuated clutches to alternate torque transfer between odd and even gear sets, enabling rapid gear changes without interrupting engine ...

How do dual clutch transmissions work? I explain how the system works, and why it is so successful at rapid gear changes. How ...

Ferrari's fake manual in the 12Cilindri Manuale wowed everyone, but Chevrolet quietly patented the same idea years earlier ...

One of the biggest automotive technological developments in the past 20 years is the dual-clutch gearbox, also known as the dual-clutch transmission (DCT). It’s been a performance game (and gear) ...

Raise your hand if you answered that the difference between a single and dual-clutch transmission is one clutch. Excellent. We're halfway home. Single-clutch and dual-clutch transmissions differ in ...

The Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale, a limited-edition special series of the Ferrari 12Cilindri, introduces Ferrari’s new in-house-developed Manuale By-Wire system, which delivers an authentic manual ...

Honestly, we couldn’t care less about BMW’s recent introduction of the M3 convertible. What did get our attention is the long-awaited addition of a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox on every vehicle ...

There are probably some die-hards out there who would like to stand me up in front of a firing squad for saying this, but if it weren't for today's emissions and fuel economy standards, today's ...

The 2021 Blazer Premier and 2021 Traverse Premier no longer offer dual-clutch all-wheel drive systems. GM Authority did some digging to find out why. First, a little background. Previously, the ...