The 4L60E and 4L80E were both developed by GM, and there are many similarities in their designs. However, there are key differences between the transmissions.

Modern 8- and 10-speed automatics deliver huge performance gains through tighter gear ratios, fast clutch-to-clutch shifts, ...

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." — Archimedes (287- 212 B.C.) On the street, everything is a compromise. Power is now easier to make than ...

The Ford Mustang is offered with a ten-speed automatic transmission, and so is the F-150, along with multiple vehicles from General Motors and Honda. Others, like Land Rover, Jeep, and Mercedes-Benz, ...

The right gearing can make or break a truck. It can provide consistent power going through the gears, good hill climbing ability and good fuel economy. As a bonus, it will also help the clutch last.

There are gears for going fast and gears for going slow. Would you like to do both? A lot of us do. We'd like to be able to go from doing 70-mph down the highway to crawling a 1/2-mile of trail in an ...

You've added the lift and big tires, but you're being outrun on the freeway by aged Yugos, and your 4WD sucks gas faster than an earthmover. Part of your woes may simply be due to the gearing in your ...

CVTs may offer efficient fuel consumption, but users report constant engine drone, low-powered engines, slow speed, difficult repairs, and more.

Even good cars only give the driver two speeds to monitor: engine speed and vehicle speed. And while it’s the engine that ultimately does the work to turn the wheels and move a vehicle, a lot goes on ...

The continuously variable transmission, or CVT, is one of the biggest points of contention in the modern automotive world. On the one hand, you have the car manufacturers who love the simple, ...

The drivetrain of most modern bicycles has remained relatively unchanged for nearly a century. There have been marginal upgrades here and there like electronic shifting but you’ll still mostly see a ...