According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

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 ...

Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your hand. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission car — now a rare breed in the U.S. Though the American auto industry ...

Manual transmissions have been fading from new pickup trucks for years, but 2026 marks a sharper turning point. With rivals shifting entirely to automatics, only one model is expected to carry a ...

Reston, Virginia — Et tu, GTI? The manual transmission-operated automobile has shrunk to a niche, performance market in recent years as automatic transmissions have been favored by customers for their ...

Learn how an outdated skill might help you to take advantage of this clever money-saving hack the next time you rent a car to ...

Saving the manual transmission needn't mean staying stuck in the past, and car companies promising engagement above all else have dug deep to pair performance with the sort of involvement only three ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- With advancements in automatic transmissions, driving a stick shift seems to be a lost art. But a manual transmission does give you more control, and some teenagers learned ...

Automatic transmissions are now used in most street machines, street rods, off-road vehicles, and drag race cars. With the addition of recalibration kits and new forward and reversed valve bodies, ...

I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In Roselawn Cemetery ...