One of the biggest updates on the BMW R 1300 GS Adventure is the optional Automated Shift Assistant (ASA), BMW speak for an automated manual gearbox. The gearbox has two electromechanical actuators ...

The internet is filled with news and spyshots about the new BMW 1 Series GT model, the first one in the company’s history that will be front wheel drive only. Sure, we have the i8 that will be ...

Depending on the age of your previous BMW 7 Series, it may actually share the same ZF 8HP automatic transmission as your current BMW 5 Series, and as this is a torque converter it should provide ...

The reliability of automatic gearboxes has improved significantly over the years, even for more complex configurations like dual-clutch automatics that have now been around for 20 years. It's also ...

BMW M’s future is automatic. We’re talking transmissions, people. As far as M is concerned the twin clutch gearbox is dead, the manual doesn’t have long left. After that, it’s torque converters only ...

There was a time, not that long ago, when the automotive industry tried to convince us that the future of performance was the motorsports-inspired dual-clutch transmission. But now, BMW‘s M division ...

(Motor Authority) — There was a time when opting for the manual transmission, and later the dual-clutch transmission, over an automatic was a no-brainer for anyone serious about performance. The ...