Automatic transmissions are pretty self-explanatory, and for the most part, fairly foolproof. Most of us will be familiar with the usual settings found on an automatic shifter, with P, R, N, and D ...

My 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo has 190,000 miles on it and a Tiptronic transmission. As a car enthusiast and owner of actual ...

Have you ever returned to your parked car or truck, shifted its automatic transmission from park, and been greeted by an alarming clunk as the vehicle lurches into gear? If you've got an old-school ...

The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.

A computer also controls the transmission now, so it won’t even let you downshift into a gear if you’re going too fast for ...