This isn’t your average Mini. In this wild MW180 feature, I get behind the wheel of a fully custom-built 450hp, rear-wheel-drive Mini — complete with a DSG gearbox and track-focused setup. It’s fast, ...

Rear-wheel drive cars with just a gas engine either use a propeller shaft that runs from the transmission to the rear differential to power the rear wheels, or a rear-mounted transaxle ...

For traditional driving enthusiasts, a full manual gearbox is simply irreplaceable. They come with an engagement factor that automatic and semi-auto transmissions can't match, which is due to how ...

The automatic transmission was earlier offered from the Z6 and Z8 Select for the diesel and petrol engines, respectively ...

We compare the rear-wheel-drive 530i to its all-wheel-drive 530i xDrive counterpart to see which is objectively better.

In rear-wheel-drive trucks, the driveshaft connects the transmission to the differential located between the rear wheels — providing efficient energy transfer to the point of traction.

BMW models have long been developed with a rear-drive focus ... front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout that also packaged the transmission under the engine. This allowed virtually every inch ...

But in the year of our Lord 2025, there is just one sedan left with a V8, a manual gearbox, and rear-wheel drive: the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.

An all-wheel-drive vehicle typically uses an engine, a torque converter or clutch, a transmission, a center differential, a clutch pack, a rear differential, and a front differential. However ...

Of course, it’s also rear-wheel drive and is available with a manual transmission. In the hands of a skilled driver, this affordable droptop can slice through corners with the speed and elegance ...