automatic transmission
Weird Car Shifters and Gear Selectors: Giga Gears’ Collection
Automakers feel the need to reinvent the wheel in order to make a splash in the market, but I don’t think anyone has ever lamented their car’s traditional gear selector for being too boring. Especially in cars with automatic transmissions, it’s important for OEMs to make things clear and simple to avoid owners…
Worst Cars You Bought | Giga Gears
We asked you earlier this week what were the worst cars you have ever bought. The comments were filled to the brim with stories that opened with hopeful purchases that ended up a nightmare. A few people were quick to realize that they were getting screwed over from the beginning. Others just needed something cheap and…
Manual Transmission Sales Surge, Market Domination Imminent | Giga Gears
Cars with manual transmissions are enjoying an uptick in sales for the second consecutive year. By 2021, the sale of stick shifts had dipped below one percent of all auto sales in the U.S., or 0.9 percent, according to J.D. Power. Sales grew to 1.2 percent in 2022, then clawed their way up to 1.7 percent in 2023.
The Transmission That Ruined a Great Car | Giga Gears
For car enthusiasts like you and me, a car’s transmission is a super important part of the overall experience. In a lot of ways, it can be even more important than the engine it’s attached to or the car it’s in. A good manual — or hell, a good automatic — can really make a car great, even if the rest of it isn’t the…
BMW’s M Division Embraces Automatic Transmissions
Top Gear recently sat down with Dirk Hacker, head of development for BMW’s M division, to talk about transmissions. And from the sound of it, the manual transmission is on its way out. So either buy a manual M2 now, or accept that if you buy a future M car, it’s going to be an automatic even if it isn’t electric.