The first continuously variable transmission fitted to an automobile actually has its roots in the late 19th century, though the technology has only become popular in the last two decades or so. While ...

I have two pieces of good news and one piece of bad news. Which one do you want first? Okay let’s start with the most important piece of good news: There’s a Bugatti Chiron that you might actually be ...

The automatic transmission in your average automobile can be a complicated, hydraulic-y thing full of spooky fluids and many spinning parts. However, simpler designs for “automatic” gearboxes exist, ...

There have been many amazing Lego creations over the last few decades including life size people and skyscrapers several stories high, but this latest creation might just take the cake. Documented in ...

Continuously variable transmissions are among the most subtly divisive pieces of kit the automotive industry has yet assembled. A near-infinite number of gear ratios allows cars to extract a few extra ...

In 2010, to the dismay of his family, Renault hybrid expert Nicolas Fremau spent his holiday break assembling a small-scale transmission out of Lego Technic parts. Fremau didn't know it at the time, ...

Lego's been going a bit crazy with its automotive Technic kits. From Porsche to Bugatti to Dom's Charger, there have been crazy-detailed versions of all kinds of four-wheeled hero cars. But the ...

I have two pieces of good news and one piece of bad news. Which one do you want first? Okay let's start with the most important piece of good news: There's a Bugatti Chiron that you might actually be ...

Lego has released a new large-scale Technic set for recreating a Yamaha MT-10 SP motorcycle. Though impressive in its size and scale, the real party trick isn't visible once the bike is finished. It's ...

As a child, I believed that every LEGO set I completed brought me one step closer to being an engineer. And as it turns out, that’s not totally outlandish, as Renault proved during the development of ...