Buying a used car can save you money—but choosing the wrong model could lead to expensive repairs down the road.

It is true that these days, automatic transmission vehicles are more common than those with manual transmission. This is greatly attributed to the ease with which automatic transmission vehicles can be driven with one foot to control the brake and ...

You’re taking a leisurely Sunday drive, cruising down the open road. Suddenly, you feel a slight jerk, and your car struggles to accelerate. What just happened? It’s time we demystify an often-overlooked component of our vehicles: the transmission.

And The Problematic Automatics That Led Us Here

Q: I recently purchased a Hyundai with an automatic transmission after driving a stick for the past 23 years. From force of habit, I find myself putting the transmission in neutral at stop lights in my new car, with the rationale that somehow I’m not ...

Q: What do the numbers and letters mean on an automatic transmission: 1, 2, D, L, S, etc? A: That’s what’s known in the automotive world as the “prindle,” the pronunciation that engineers bestowed on the transmission gear selector because it ...