When the Corvette first debuted with a seven-speed manual transmission, the chattering classes cried out "too much!" But big rigs have more gears. Way more gears. As in, 18 gears. This isn't your ...

Paccar’s new TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated manual transmissions got me thinking about the first time, roughly six years ago, that I drove an AMT which as I look back on it now was sort of like my ...

The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.

Kenworth has developed a new 18-speed automated transmission, offering a version for heavy Class 8 trucking and some off-highway uses. The Paccar TX-18 and Paccar TX-18 Pro leverage the company’s ...