Lexus’s latest hybrid model, the LC500h, features a unique transmission setup. It has a four-speed gearbox connected to the CVT. The technical solution takes away the “rubber band” feeling of CVTs, ...

Yes, it’s true. I — car geek for nigh upon 30 years, single man who chooses to ogle a Ferrari smoothing past rather than a pretty woman, typically stressed New Yorker who imagines shifting a notchy ...

If you've driven a Toyota, Lexus or Honda hybrid, or any recent Nissan automatic, you'll be familiar with continuously-variable transmissions (CVT). You'll be familiar with the smoothness, the quiet ...

The SUV and crossover remains ascendent, and few automotive body styles have fallen by the wayside like the coupe. As BMW’s head designer told Ars last year, “People were prepared to make all these ...

DETROIT — Elaborate new transmissions are helping automakers meet rising fuel economy standards, but they’re also requiring more trips to the repair shop. Transmission problems tripped up Honda, ...

It's difficult for most people to think of hybrid gas/electric vehicles as performance-oriented. For a luxury sedan, specifications that include 0-to-60 acceleration in 5.2 seconds are usually ...

Automatic transmissions have evolved so dramatically over the past decades that today the same term covers fundamentally different mechanisms. A classical hydromechanical automatic transmission, a ...

(iSeeCars) — When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, a third type of transmission is growing in popularity, creating a third option: the ...

(iSeeCars) – When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, the third type of transmission is growing in popularity, creating a third option: ...