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) ...
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A dual-clutch transmission is an automated manual transmission with two sets of gears, each operated by a separate clutch. One clutch handles the odd-numbered gears, the other clutch the even-numbered ...
From torque converters to dual-clutch and CVTs, modern automatics take very different paths to the same job. Despite its ubiquity, the automatic transmission is one of the most mechanically complex ...
There is the right way to tune. There is the wrong way to tune. And there is hot rodding. Since the first speed part was bolted onto a car, we’ve been doing it one of these ways with varying degrees ...
The South Korean manufacturer’s upcoming high-performance SUV won’t just come with extra horsepower but will also use an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Let’s take a closer look at what it has to ...
Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...
The eight speed twin-clutch transmission Hyundai has spent years perfecting has bolted from the barn inside the Veloster N. Officially named the N eight-speed wet dual-clutch, or N DCT, the gearbox ...
The Eaton Procision line of dual-clutch, automated-manual transmissions will be available on International DuraStar medium-duty trucks in late 2015, Navistar announced. Through its partnership with ...