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 ...

The six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission Ford launched in the U.S. with the Fiesta and Focus has had a seriously troubled life from early drivability and reliability problems that eventually ...

"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 - ...

Before a recent trip to Las Vegas, I reserved a rental subcompact car online from Avis. Bottom feeders like me never know what car they’ll get until they are handed the keys at the counter. The keys I ...

One of the biggest automotive technological developments in the past 20 years is the dual-clutch gearbox, also known as the dual-clutch transmission (DCT). It’s been a performance game (and gear) ...

Fans of the Mitsubishi Evo X who’ve been eagerly awaiting the new dual-clutch gearbox will apparently have to wait a little longer. The DCT, which Mitsubishi is labeling a Sport-Shift-Transmission, is ...

The twin-clutch transmission has been around in mainstream cars for a really long time, over a decade. It's had its ups and its downs, but automakers are continuing to develop the technology further.

In the world of high-performance cars, you'll hear the term "dual-clutch transmission" get thrown around quite a bit. It's a staple of modern performance and all sorts of high-end cars ranging from ...

Raise your hand if you answered that the difference between a single and dual-clutch transmission is one clutch. Excellent. We're halfway home. Single-clutch and dual-clutch transmissions differ in ...

Your clutch synchronizes the transmission speed with the engine speed. Sudden clutch dumping can lead to high engine RPM and torque, causing jerks or engine stalls. Gradually releasing the clutch ...

As new cars become more sophisticated — and expensive — they are loaded with the latest technology that too often sounds like engineering shorthand. It is confusing at best, and intimidating every ...

If you've done any research on current cars, you've probably seen references to dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs). And you might well have asked yourself, "What is a DCT? What is a dual-clutch ...