We sat down with former Porsche factory driver Derek Bell to discuss the Porsche's new dual-clutch transmission. PDK (which stands for Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, or "Porsche double-clutch ...

If you've done any research on current cars, you've probably seen references to dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs). And you might well have asked yourself, "What is a DCT? What is a dual-clutch ...

You’ve probably never heard of KCPerformance before, but they are the company to call if you own an air-cooled Porsche 911 and want it equipped with a modern PDK dual-clutch transmission. Many would ...

It’s an annual habit of mine to read the Web chatter after we release the PCOTY results in an effort to see what we can do better in the year that follows. There are a million opinions on the Internet ...

Porsche is apparently readying some significant changes to its street-legal race car, the GT3. According to a forum member on Rennlist, the next-generation (991) version of the GT3 will adopt a larger ...

Despite significant performance improvements to automatics in the past couple of decades, the manual transmission is still the weapon of choice for car enthusiasts, but most will make an exception for ...

Chevrolet is claiming that the new 10-speed automatic transmission in the Camaro ZL1 shifts faster than a dual-clutch transmission. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is expected to be the first volume ...

Trivia alert: Porsche did not invent the dual-clutch transmission. A French engineer, Adolphe Kegresse, who pioneered the half-track vehicle, envisioned the concept in the 1920s and 30s. Porsche did, ...

A dual-clutch transmission is an automated manual transmission with two sets of gears, each operated by a separate clutch. Related: Are Manual Transmissions Cheaper to Repair and Maintain Than ...

In the beginning, man invented the engine. Now, the engine was shift-less and isolated. And as inventors hovered over the surface of their workshops, they moved upon the crankshaft and said, "Let ...