The pre-selector or self-changing gearbox may seem like a quaint, quirky, quixotic piece of tech, but in its heyday, it was less taxing on drivers than the non-synchro manual transmissions that were ...

The advanced gearbox of today has reverted to what it was back in 1928 – three-speed and non-synchromesh - at least, that is the way it is for Volvo Trucks. The development span between that first ...

In the days of yore, before synchronized transmissions were the norm and your Nissan 370Z would automatically rev-match downshifts or your Ford Focus RS had clutch-actuated stall recovery, ...