Joel Steele made a name for himself after his 2012 Mustang became the first domestic, H-pattern manual transmission car to break into the 6s at FL2K earlier this year. That achievement made his car ...
BREA, Calif. (WHTM) — Like almost all her friends, 16-year-old Ellie Forgues has a smartphone. But like almost none of them — and like an increasingly small minority of Americans of all ages — she ...
Years passed with car makers pushing one clear path ahead – packed with self-shifting transmissions, better fuel use, because onboard tech kept getting sharper, taking charge of nearly everything ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The 2022 Cadillac CT4-V and the 2022 Honda Civic hatchback wouldn't seem to have much in common - different designs, different engines and very different price tags. However, ...
Toyota is gearing up to release an electric vehicle that will simulate manual transmission, featuring a faux stick-shift, clutch and even virtual revving sounds. Electric cars don't change gears and a ...
A manual transmission uses a stick to shift gears and a third pedal to operate the clutch. Current trends show that manual gear shifting is rapidly becoming obsolete. For select sports cars and ...
Cars are faster than ever before and part of that improvement in overall quickness comes down to lightning-fast automatic transmissions. At the same time, it’s clear that many enthusiasts believe that ...
We can all probably nod to the fact that manual transmission cars are the most engaging to drive. It's not just the stick shift — you also need to use the clutch pedal at the right time, and let's not ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. Like roll-up windows and cigarette lighters, manual transmissions are a dying ...
Despite strong consumer demand and high take rates, BMW’s M head says it’ll be hard to keep the stick shift alive. BMW M head Frank Van Meel says that it'll be "difficult" to keep manual transmissions ...
Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...