TDI engines: operating characteristics
TDI is a range of diesel turbocharged engines with direct fuel injection produced by the Volkswagen Group. They debuted on the Audi 100 C3 in 1989. Nowadays, almost all …
Mercedes 722.4 (W4A020) gear box: distinctive features & technical characteristics
Mercedes 722.4 (W4A020) is a 4-speed automatic transmission with a manual gear selection mode. This gearbox was installed on some Mercedes-Benz models between 1981 and 1996. It is also …
HiVec H-matic transmission: essential information, types, features & technical parameters
HiVec H-matic is an adaptive transmission with a manual control function, which is installed on many Hyundai models. It is based on a classic automatic gearbox with a hydraulic …
E-Shift: features, advantages & disadvantages
E-Shift is a name of a manual shifting system for automatic transmissions installed on Jeep and Lexus cars. The gearbox is controlled electronically. On Jeep cars, this system appeared …
What is Sportmatic? Features & technical parametres
Sportmatic is a function of manual shifting in automatic transmissions installed on Kia cars. It is offered either as a factory-installed equipment or as an option for most current …
SelectShift gear box: distinctive features & technical characteristics
SelectShift is an automatic transmission with the possibility of manual control. Many Ford and Lincoln models are equipped with it. In its present design the transmission was launched in …
Touchtronic: features, advantages & disadvantages
Touchtronic is a manual shifting function in automatic transmissions installed on Aston Martin cars. This option was premiered on the DB7 Vantage model that debuted at the Geneva Motor …
What is SPORTSHIFT? Features & technical parametres
SPORTSHIFT is the trademark registered by the Prodrive company in 1995 for a mechanism of manual gear shifting with the help of the gear selector or paddle shifters. This …
Sentronic transmission: essential information, types, features & technical parameters
Sentronic is a marketing name of several automatic transmissions with a function of manual gears shifting installed on Saab cars. They debuted in the early 2000s when the second …
Autostick: features, advantages & disadvantages
Autostick is the name of the manual gear shifting function in several automatic transmissions installed on Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Dodge, and Ram cars. It was first used in 1996 …
What is Chrysler RFE? Features & technical parametres of the gear box
Chrysler RFE is a series of automatic gearboxes with electronic control and a manual gear selection function that are installed on vehicles of such makes as Chrysler, Jeep, RAM, …
i-SHIFT — gear boxes for Honda cars
i-SHIFT is an automated gearbox installed on some Honda cars. It was released in 2005. It features both automatic and manual control modes. The mode is selected by sliding …
ZF 4-9 HP: features, advantages & disadvantages
ZF 4-9 HP are automatic transmissions, produced over the years by the renowned German company ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Some of them are out of production, others are still being …
G-Tronic transmission: essential information, types, features & technical parameters
G-Tronic is a series of automatic transmissions with a manual mode, installed on Mercedes-Benz and SsangYong cars. The first G-Tronic was a 4-speed automatic gearbox released in 1981. Nowadays, …
Q-system — gear boxes for Alfa Romeo cars
Q-system is an automatic gearbox with a manual shift option. It was installed on Alfa Romeo 156 cars equipped with V6 2.5-litre engines with 190 hp and 192 hp …
I-Shift — gear boxes for Volvo
I-Shift is an automated gearbox with a manual control function, installed on Volvo trucks. It was developed by engineers of the Volvo Group and has been in use since …
GM 5L40-E and 5L50 gear boxes: distinctive features & technical characteristics
GM 5L40-E and 5L50 are 5-speed automatic gearboxes with a manual control function. They have been produced since 1999. They are installed on a number of cars produced by …
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) gear box: distinctive features & technical characteristics
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) is a dual-clutch automatic gearbox used on Porsche cars. It features manual control and combines the advantages of automatic and manual transmissions. It is a perfect …
What is Shiftronic? Features & technical parametres
Shiftronic is a function of manual gear shifting in automatic and automated transmissions on Hyundai and Kia cars. It was first introduced in the late 1990s. It is today …
CommandShift transmission: essential information, types, features & technical parameters
CommandShift is the name of the manual gear shifting function in automatic transmissions of Land Rover cars. It has been used since 2003. It allows to imitate the operation …
