Few vehicle modifications have as major an impact as changing gear ratios, and it's because your car's gear ratio directly translates to how it delivers power. Think about it: The gear ratio, or how ...

There are a number of ways to transfer an engine or motor's power into drive, and these are generally split into two camps — automatic and manual transmissions. While gear-based transmissions have ...

Higher, lower, taller, shorter, more, lesshow do you have any idea what guys are talking about when it comes to rear-axle gears? It's confusing, because the slang seems to contradict the math. Let's ...

While reading up on new cars, you might’ve seen talk about an unfamiliar kind of transmission. Instead of a six-speed automatic or whatever, you may see a car that has a CVT. It’s an innovative ...

What are gear ratios? How does a fishing reel gear ratio work? What should I know?

We cherish the brutal dragstrip launch that deep rear-axle gears can provide, but we tend to bitch once we hit the open road and find the tach wagging at 4,500 rpm just to keep up with traffic.

The Harmonic Drive is a key part of countless robotic applications. Incredibly simple yet quite odd to watch, this gear system is extremely precise with an impressive torque-to-weight ratio, even if ...

Gear ratio restrictions, safety equipment and targeted events for this season were among the topics addressed in the first meeting in 2025 of the SafeR Supervisory Board, the body tasked with ...