Manual gearboxes aren’t extinct just yet, but the outlook isn’t great. Across the industry, the good ol’ stick shift is quietly vanishing. Even BMW’s M division has said outright that manuals probably ...
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 ...
If Porsche can pull this off, it could be a huge step to saving the manual.
The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.
Models like the Miata, Supra, and GR86 have the highest manual take rates. Enthusiasts still choose stick shifts when driving engagement is the priority. Luxury and mid-tier performance cars show ...
Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...
Here at the good ship Jalopnik, we like manual transmissions. Automatics can be fun too, and they're often objectively faster, but it's just nice when your car has its own built-in fidget toy. It adds ...