Not so long ago, dual-clutch transmissions -- with their superior fuel economy and lightning-quick gear shifts -- were widely viewed as the Next Big Thing. Automakers were counting on those gearboxes ...

Horsepower sells cars, especially those in the performance segment. BMW knows this, and with its M division pumping out more twist than ever, the automaker is facing an unexpected problem. The company ...

I am looking at buying a brand new Ford Focus Estate with dual clutch 7 speed automatic transmission, which is still branded as Powershift in the marketing material. The engine in question is the ...

MUNICH --Transmission specialists expect demand for continuously variable transmissions to increase in the United States and Japan while dual-clutch transmission technology gains share in Europe. "The ...

"In the past, transmissions were things you could count on, but that's no longer true." Not so long ago, dual-clutch transmissions -- with their superior fuel economy and lightning-quick gear shifts - ...

Q: In 2017, I purchased a Volkswagen Golf SportWagen and never liked the way it shifted. After two trips to the service department of two different dealers, you suggested that Volkswagen look into an ...

FORD TO INTRODUCE FUEL-EFFICIENT DUAL-CLUTCH POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2010 DETROIT, Jan. 21, 2009 – Ford Motor Company announced today it will introduce an advanced dual-clutch ...

The AWD versions have 7-speed dual-clutch transmissions, the FWD ones have 6-speed automatics, and there is a manual gearbox option. I don’t see any reason for the dual-clutch transmission to have ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN-- "In the future, we see the dual clutch continuing to be more for the sports segment and especially for rear-wheel drive," said Gerhard Wagner, head of car powertrain technology at ZF ...

Ask nearly any classic Pontiac owner about the effort required to actuate the factory-installed clutch. Back in the day I remember being stuck in traffic in my ...

The dual-disc clutch—often called a twin-disc or multi-disc clutch—is designed to increase holding power over an OE-style single-disc clutch. Not to be confused with a dual-clutch transmission (DCT), ...