DCTs are members of the automated manual transmission family, which you don't normally see in vehicles in the U.S.

Hydraulic clutches for manual transmissions use brake fluid to supply pressure to disengage the clutch from the engine. Pushing in the clutch pedal makes fluid flow from a master cylinder (or ...

On many vehicles with manual transmissions, a steel cable connected from the clutch pedal lever to the clutch itself is what disengages the clutch when the pedal is depressed. Pushing in the pedal ...

A modern Formula 1 car's clutch, responsible for connecting the engine to the drivetrain, isn't too dissimilar from a regular car's, though it's obviously far more specialized. The multi-plate ...

Dual-clutch automatic transmissions have exploded in popularity over the last two decades. They're used in performance cars of all types, from the Volkswagen GTI and Hyundai Elantra N to the BMW ...