The AMT is a halfway point between a standard manual transmission and an automatic transmission — instead of using a torque converter and planetary gears, an AMT is a conventional manual gearbox ...

Despite all the benefits of a CVT transmission, it does have some drawbacks. A gear-based CVT is looking to address these drawbacks, but how does it work?

To determine the Low gear ratio, multiply the ratios you've chosen for all of the other gears. In other words, a four-speed could have a Low gear ratio as low as 3.38:1 or as high as 1.95:1.

Unlike a traditional manual transmission with its singe shifter, planetary transmissions have multiple levers which are used to shift the transmission. Each lever controls one planetary gear set.

“Manual transmissions are difficult to ‘skip,’ and most drivers use all 10 gears.” In contrast, Saxman says, AMTs like the Volvo I-Shift can reach top gear by using just six of 12 ...

Comparing three popular aftermarket overdrive units looking at Warn Overdrive for Jeep Spicer 18; Gear Vendors Overdrive for automatic, manual, and transfer case; and Ranger Torque Splitter for ...

Saving fuel in a manual-transmission car may sound simple — just drive slower, right? But a lot of it has to do with which gear you're driving in. Each gear works within a range of speeds. While ...

One of the most common applications of planetary (epicyclic) gear sets is found in automotive transmissions. A planetary gear set typically total torque applied to be shared by multiple planets making ...