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 ...

Modern automatics have made the old manual-versus-automatic argument much harder. Dual-clutch gearboxes, quick torque-converter automatics, launch control, and smarter shift programming now beat most ...

I recently learned that in the past decade the number of stick shift cars in the U.S. has dropped by nearly 25%. With the advent of electric cars, I assume most cars won’t even have a gear box in the ...

Bottom-of-the-barrel automotive experiments are the staple of the Russian YouTube channel Garage54, and clutch/brake materials are a favorite. Everything from wood to angle grinder disks has been ...

Learning to drive a stick shift while being screamed at by a parent used to be a rite of passage for America’s youth, but times have changed. Studies have shown fewer and fewer people are bothering to ...

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 ...

From affordable hot hatches to 660-horsepower super sedans and hardcore sports cars, these are all the new vehicles you can ...

For better fuel economy, shift into the highest gear your car can handle smoothly without lugging the engine or using heavy ...