Category: Glossary

D-4D is a series of diesel turbocharged engines with the Common Rail direct fuel injection system. They are installed on Toyota and Lexus cars. The engines were first featured …

VSA (vehicle stability assist) is an electronic stability control system installed on Honda and Acura vehicles. It first appeared in the late 1990s. The system is based on ABS. …

TACshift (Touch Activated Control) is a manual gear shifting mode for automatic transmissions, which debuted on the Pontiac Grand Prix G-Force concept car in 2002. It also appeared on …

DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) is a system which has been installed on BMW, Jaguar, Ford, Mazda, Land Rover, and MINI cars. It is based on the anti-lock braking system …

Comfortronic is an automatic transmission with a manual gear shifting function, installed on Lancia cars. Comfortronic operating principle The Comfortronic transmission is based on a classic automatic gearbox with …

Active Select is a system of manual gear shifting in automatic transmissions for Opel, Holden, and Vauxhall vehicles. It was released in the early 2000s. The manual mode enhances …

2-Tronic is a 5-speed automated transmission installed on some Peugeot cars since 2005. It features a manual control mode and can adapt to individual driving style. Operating principle The …

Multimode manual transmission (MMT) is an automated transmission used on some Toyota models. It can operate in both automatic and manual modes. It debuted in 2006. It helps save …

EGS is a 6-speed automated transmission with a manual mode, used on Citroën and Peugeot cars. It debuted in 2007. Its special firmware allows the gearbox to adapt to …

Allshift is an automated manual transmission installed on some Mitsubishi cars. It can operate in both automatic and manual modes. It debuted on the 6th generation Mitsubishi Colt cars …

Q-Tronic is an automatic gearbox with a manual gear shift mode, installed on Alfa Romeo cars. It debuted in 2005. It is based on the popular Aisin TF-80SC – …

TAPshift (Touch Activated Power) is a manual shifting mode implemented on automatic transmissions. It is used on vehicles produced by the General Motors Group. In particular, on Saturn, Pontiac, …

TouchShift is a manual gear shifting function in automatic transmissions installed on Mercedes-Benz models. It debuted in the late 1990s. It allows the driver to control the gear shifting …

Activematic is a series of automatic transmissions with a manual control option installed on Mazda models. Thanks to the combination of automatic and manual modes and to different software …