Drivetrain and transmission
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The stark differences in environmental policy between President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, make potential outcomes (once the winner is known) easier to predict for car shoppers.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
September 28, 2020
Positioned to the left of the horn pad on the 2020 Corvette is a silver-colored button with a lone letter Z on it that controls performance settings.
By Mike Hanley
September 27, 2020
Dual-clutch transmissions are designed to operate fully automatically or let the driver shift gears manually with paddle shifters or the transmission shift lever.
By Rick Popely
September 26, 2020
We’ve had to wait until now to see the full-bore BMW M3 and M4 performance versions, but now we know they’ll be the only U.S. BMWs to offer manual transmissions.
By Brian Normile
September 25, 2020
The 2020 Jeep Compass is unrivaled among compact SUVs when it comes to all-terrain capability, but it’s got some serious catching up to do in many other departments.
By Nick Kurczewski
September 25, 2020
Approximately 950 2021 Genesis G70 and 2020-21 Kia Stinger vehicles equipped are being recalled for their fuel pumps.
By Patrick Masterson
September 24, 2020
Acura refocuses its TLX sports sedan into something more upmarket, less mass market, for 2021.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
Our second report on the status of our “CSI: Car Smell Investigation, 2020 Hyundai Palisade Edition” is far and away our most popular article of the past week.
By Matt Schmitz
September 23, 2020
The PMC Edition takes an RDX A-Spec with the Advance Package and adds goodies like gloss-black 20-inch alloy wheels, a body-color grille surround and black-chrome exhaust finishers.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 23, 2020
Mercedes-AMG announced some enhancements to the GT coupe and Roadster for 2021: more power and a new Stealth model.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 23, 2020