First introduced to F1 cars in the late 1980s, paddle shifters came to the consumer world in 1995, when Ferrari implemented them in the F355 F1 Berlinetta. Other automakers quickly followed. Today ...

Paddle shifters, levers you can find located behind the three and nine o'clock positions on your steering wheel, are my favorite aspect of many Subaru models. They allow you to take manual control ...

Two separate patents reveal how the German automaker is finding ways of making cars better in every respect. Porsche patents heated shift paddles to enhance comfort in cold weather driving. A second ...

After finding out that Honda’s new Prelude—yes, the one with simulated gear shifts—is hitting US showrooms late next year, a few lucky folks in Japan got to take the pre-production prototypes for a ...

Owners of the 2023 Maserati Grecale SUV may be surprised to learn that squeezing the right-hand, or “plus” paddle shifter behind the steering wheel can quickly shift the car from Reverse into Drive at ...

It’s an ugly truth that automakers consider continuously variable transmissions (CVT) the best option for many vehicles. Ugly, because even with how well CVT automatics suit the average driver’s ...