Tinkering with a project car can be fun, and one of the easiest and most affordable mods to enhance your driving experience is by adding a short-throw shifter. It might not make your car go faster but ...

Engineers and automotive designers have done their best to make sure the complicated machinery we call cars are easy to drive and understand -- especially the parts that are important to our driving ...

When it comes to new car innovations, it’s clear that the gear shifter is undergoing a dramatic overhaul — but drivers aren’t thrilled with the results. In recent years, carmakers have embraced the ...

Andy recently spent a week in a $40,000 Ford Maverick, and as much as he enjoyed the truck, there was one thing he couldn't get past — the shift knob. It wasn't the end of the world, but he did find ...

Save for newer Teslas, the shifter is something you use pretty much every single time you get in your car. You use it so often, you probably take it for granted. Whether you drive an automatic or a ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Aug. 20, 2021. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. It’s sitting there in your car’s shift ...

If avocados can get a national holiday, so can stick shifts. In 2018, Cars.com dubbed July 16 as National Stick Shift Day, a time to pay homage to the joys of short throws and working all the pedals.