Over the years, the trucks have certainly become more sophisticated. Take transmissions for example. At one time the only choices were "three-on-the-tree" or "four-on-the-floor" manual boxes. When ...

Although overdrive sounds like a term related to a vehicle’s high-performance attributes, it is the opposite. This feature – generally turned on and off with the touch of a button – reduces an ...

Direct drive transmissions are well suited to relatively flat on-highway applications. Photo: Eaton The long-running debate over which type of transmission — direct drive or overdrive — provides the ...

Those of you who drive older trucks might wonder about the magic that apparently gives newer rigs the ability to produce such impressive fuel-economy figures. You may know that newer trucks tend to ...

The last nail in the coffin was technological advancement.

If youve covered some serious highway miles in your street rod or customon Americruise, Power Tour, or other long-distance eventsand youve got a two- or three-speed auto trans, you know how it feels ...

"Overdrive," as it applies to cars, refers to the gearing of the transmission. Overdrive is achieved when the transmission’s output shaft (the shaft that delivers power to the wheels) spins faster ...

Since the health of our planet became a major societal focus decades ago, automotive engineers have been on a mission to find a balance between performance and efficiency. In the past, the two ...