Most people give little thought to their car’s shifter. According to a recent CR survey, more than 99 percent of CR members reported driving newer cars with an automatic transmission, which requires ...

The manual transmission is going the way of the rumble seat. Once standard equipment on all motor vehicles, preferred for its dependability, fuel efficiency and sporty characteristics, the four-on-the ...

1 The Hurst Competition Plus 4-Speed shifter will fit in a factory console and can be bolted on if you purchase the correct installation kit for your car. See All 12 Photos12 2 We installed the ...

Manual transmissions teach higher levels of car control, "mechanical sympathy" with your car, multitasking brain power, and ...

The performance sedan may be on life support, but that’s not going to keep General Motors’ equally slippery luxury brand from pandering to life’s most precious luxury: a brand new V8 sedan with a ...

The manual transmission, with its simplicity, reliability and light weight, has historically been the dominant force in the heavy-duty vocational truck market. But it takes a skilled driver to ...

The tween riding in the back seat finally asked, “What is that thing you keep moving up there?” She had never seen “that thing” known as a six-speed stick shift, a manual transmission, a manny tranny, ...

Manual transmissions have been fading from new pickup trucks for years, but 2026 marks a sharper turning point. With rivals ...

She had never seen “that thing” known as a six-speed stick shift, a manual transmission, a slushbox, a manny tranny, a handshaker, a Millennial theft deterrent. To her it was a relic, an oddity, a ...