For years, automakers were reliant on 6-speed transmissions. However, they began to adopt 8-speed replacements, following pressure from the government to meet new environmental regulations. When the 8 ...

The Hydra-Matic 8L90 (production code M5U) is a fuel-saving and electronically controlled eight-speed automatic transmission developed and produced by General Motors for use in rear- and rear-biased ...

When Tadge Juechter and the rest of the Corvette team were tasked with building the C7 Z06 Corvette, the best factory Corvette ever, they had to engineer a car that could be wielded on a track with ...

Originally developed for the 2015 Corvette Z06, GM’s Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed auto trickled to the normal 2015 Corvette and the 2015 Cadillac Escalade. Designed to be mated exclusively to the 6.2 ...

With the 2015 Corvette Z06 getting the 8L90 eight-speed gearbox to compliment its seven-speed manual transmission, everyone felt it was only a matter of time before the Corvette team rolled the new ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran September 3, 2014 Comment Now! General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] new eight-speed automatic, the 8L90, is a brilliant piece of kit. Not only can it shift faster than Porsche’s ...

But rest assured it is coming...Almost no matter how awesome a new product is that GM releases, we ask "what's next" almost immediately. When Chevrolet unveiled the 2015 Corvette Z06, everyone ...

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will hit U.S. showrooms this September, so now is the time to start thinking about what color, wheels, options and gizmos you want. Use the order guide here for ...

One of the most exciting cars that GM has produced in recent years is the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The 2015 Stingray will have a new automatic transmissions option that enthusiasts should like. It ...

When Tadge Juechter and the rest of the Corvette team were tasked with building the C7 Z06 Corvette, the best factory Corvette ever, they had to engineer a car that could be wielded on a track with ...