If there were a vote for the most misunderstood automotive component, we're willing to bet the automatic transmission would rank pretty high, and the torque converter itself possibly higher still. OK, ...

A torque converter is a traditional automatic. Most will ‘hold’ a car on a hill by churning fluid between two paddled drums. A CVT is a clutched, continuously variable transmission and whether it will ...

Torque converters appear to be a bunch of mysterious whirlwind motion inside a spinning shell that transmits an engine’s power to the transmission and rear wheels. Although they seem complex, torque ...

Ever wondered what a torque converter is and the purpose it serves in a car? Maybe you've seen it or heard about it before but never knew exactly what its purpose is in an automatic car. Automatic ...

Koenigsegg's Regera hypercar is special in a lot of ways. But perhaps the most interesting part of the car is the fact that it doesn't have a transmission. The twin-turbo V8 sends power to three ...

The combustion engine is bad at starting off. Because it first has to build up its power through speed, it cannot drive the wheels directly from the start, unlike an electric motor. In order to enable ...

Last month, Jason Fenske of YouTube channel Engineering Explained taught you how to perfect a drag strip launch in a manual transmission car. This month, he's back with a new video that shows you how ...