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

Automatic transmissions are pretty self-explanatory, and for the most part, fairly foolproof. Most of us will be familiar with the usual settings found on an automatic shifter, with P, R, N, and D ...

Learning how to drive a manual transmission is a great idea for drivers, young and old. Not only are they usually fun, but you never know when the skill will come in handy. In a world dominated by ...

When did you last think about what goes on under the hood while cruising down the freeway in your trusty automatic ride? As you relax and enjoy the open road, the intricate dance of gears is probably ...

Only 4 percent of American drivers say that the vehicle they most often drive has a manual transmission, according to a May 2023 nationally representative CR survey (PDF) of 2,000 American adults. But ...

In a world dominated by continuously variable transmissions (CVTs), dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs), and sophisticated automatics, the manual transmission feels a bit anachronistic. Among today’s sea ...