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 ...

View post: Why Japan Is Suddenly Interested in a Toyota SUV Built in the U.S. DCT stands for Dual Clutch Transmission, but that alone doesn’t fully explain it. A DCT is a type of Automated Manual ...

The Koenigsegg Jesko is too good for dual-clutch. It's too good for three clutches, or four or five or six. No, the Jesko's transmission has seven clutches, in an effort to make the time between gear ...

A new patent outlines a hybrid shifter that mimics an H-pattern gearbox with a clutch pedal while retaining full automatic ...

Both the 2021 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS 4.0 were available to pre-order earlier this year, and we knew tboth vehicles will come with an optional seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox. And since ...

Ralph Hanson January 17, 2008 Comment Now! Following the announcement of the new BMW M3 Convertible earlier this week comes news of the carmaker’s first dual-clutch transmission, which is set to make ...

One dual-clutch gear oil to lube them all. Almost. Ever since 2003, when the R32 Volkswagen Golf debuted its new dual-clutch automatic transmission, DCTs have been on the rise. Sometimes called an ...

When it launches here in 2015, the all-new 2016 Chevy Cruze will be the only vehicle in its class to offer a seven-speed dual-clutch (automated-manual) transmission (DCT). What’s more, the D2XX-based ...

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.

Honda submitted the patent to the Japan Patent Office back in May, but the link is currently broken or has been taken down. But according toAutoGuide¸the patent's description claims the addition of a ...

Thanks to an extremely generous family member, Cars Technica spent some quality time with Porsche’s latest flavor of 911 on a recent vacation. And since we just reviewed one of its oldest and ...