Porsche unveils a patent for a gearbox blending manual control with automatic mode, aiming to preserve driving engagement as ...

Gearboxes let engineers adjust servomotors’ operating speed and resulting torque. But understanding the two major types will lead to lower costs and better performance. Engineers have long used ...

While bicycle gearboxes date back to at least the 1920s, they’re relatively unseen in bike racing. One exception is Honda’s race-winning mid-drive gearboxes, and [Alee Denham] gives us a look at what ...

Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

Long before companies like Volkswagen and Porsche got the technology right with DSG and PDK, respectively, many automakers spent years trying and failing to make a manual gearbox work with no clutch ...

All factory equipment requires some degree of maintenance, monitoring, and replacement, but some need much more than others. One group of high-maintenance components are gearboxes. They are ...

Depending on the application, a gearbox can feature a variety of designs, use different materials, and show preference for certain performance characteristics. Just look at motorsport vehicles versus ...

The 2025 UCI Downhill World Cup will feature more belt-driven gearbox bikes than ever before. Riders from Intense Factory Racing, the Continental Atherton Race Team, MS Zerode and AON Racing will all ...

I own a car with a manual transmission, and I love it to death, but I understand that the format is nowhere near as popular as it once was. The number of vehicles available with a row-your-own option ...

For acceleration and economy, automatics are winning. Stick shifts can’t handle high amounts of power, either. Even BMW may drop the clutch. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

Wind turbine gearboxes have been designed with a life-expectancy of 20 years, but the harsh reality is that they are not lasting for a quarter of that time, says Leyla Alieva, CEO and co-founder, NEOL ...