Nobody's accusing you of not knowing how to pounce on the clutch pedal, pick a gear, let off and push on the gas to get things moving, but, chances are, how exactly the clutch assembly gets all of ...

In the world of high-performance cars, you'll hear the term "dual-clutch transmission" get thrown around quite a bit. It's a staple of modern performance and all sorts of high-end cars ranging from ...

The Koenigsegg Jesko is a 1600-hp, track-focused, road-legal weapon and uses a nine-speed seven-clutch gearbox Koenigsegg calls the Light Speed Transmission (LST). It’s the company’s first in-house ...

Choosing between motorcycle transmission types these days is a bit more complicated than a simple manual-versus-automatic decision. In reality, it's more like four transmission options: automatic, ...

Technically speaking, the correct terminology for a throwout bearing is release bearing, as in clutch release bearing. When considered in those terms, it's easier to imagine what this component is and ...

When Kia introduced the facelifted Rio for Europe a few weeks ago, the press release briefly touted a clutch-by-wire six-speed manual transmission that would improve gas mileage and reduce CO2 ...

TOM: Probably. Diesel engines don't use spark plugs. They use high compression in the cylinders to create enough heat to combust the air and diesel fuel. RAY: So all you need is fuel delivery and ...

The life of a clutch is rought: lots of stress, unreasonable expectations, and a tremendous amount of heat that accompanies a slip in performance. Actually, it's worse. Muscle cars are heavy, and many ...