Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

The manual transmission may have another argument in its favor beyond driver engagement.

We have had simulated ratios in electric cars before, but the Porsche system feels convincing if you roll with it.

A new patent shows a gated six-speed Ferrari shifter with R, N, D, and M buttons, so it works as a stick or an automatic ...

In your driving career there are many milestones you will always remember: when you first get your drivers license; when you first drive on an interstate; your first road trip; your first flat tire; ...

In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has applied for a patent that aims ...

There used to be many good reasons for a new driver to learn a manual transmission: To start with, cars with stick shifts were cheaper, more efficient and quicker. The longstanding barrier has been ...

Manual cars can have traditional and adaptive cruise control, with the main difference being that the driver has to shift ...

As anyone who cares about stick shifts knows, not many people care about stick shifts anymore. As recently as 2006, nearly half of the models sold in America were offered with a manual transmission.

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.