Until now, the How It Works series has focused on how an engine makes power. Now we'll fill you in on how engine power is made usable to propel a car. The parts used to get the car moving consist of ...

You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

The automatic transmission has been a given option through most our time behind the wheel, but that wasn’t always the case. In the early ’30s there was no such animal. The main purpose behind any ...