You probably see automatic transmissions as a convoluted maze of gears, clutches, bands, and complicated hydraulics. However, it may surprise you to know that most automatic transmissions work via a ...

Ford's Automatic Overdrive (AOD) transmission arrived in 1980 in full-size Fords, Mercurys, and the Lincoln Continental. As the AOD became available in more applications during the 1980s, including ...

You almost have to feel sorry for the transmission. In the grand scheme of things, it always ends up playing second fiddle to the engine behind which it resides, and that really isn't fair-especially ...