Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

Paddle shifters used to be found exclusively in high-performance sports cars, but these days, they’re featured regular cars like the new Ford Escape and even the Honda Odyssey minivan. But don’t ...

Technological progress is both a given and a constant source of controversy in the automotive world. Some new ideas are major improvements, some are huge mistakes, some are compromises. Few are as ...

Ferrari used to be famous for the gated shifter that its manual gearbox-equipped cars had, but now that it no longer offers cars with a stick shift, this famed Ferrari feature has vanished. This ...

Talk to an average car enthusiast and he'll probably tell you manual shifting is the way to go. The do-it-yourself gearbox has a long history in automotive design and motorsports. Thanks to simple, ...

For driving purists, the manual transmission remains the ultimate symbol of engagement and control. In a world where automatics and dual-clutch gearboxes dominate, the manual transmission continues to ...

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 ...