MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

Manual transmissions have quietly become a niche skill, yet the drivers who still use them tend to be more attentive, more ...

Once upon a time, being able to handle a clutch was an essential part of driver’s ed. In fact, the automobile was more than 40 years old before the first commercially available automatic (the ...

Pulling into the test centre, I felt excitement bubbling up inside of me. I’d just finished my first driving test and my three-point turn, mirror, signal, manoeuvre, and traffic awareness were so ...

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

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If you are often driving a manual transmission car, you've probably had instances where you skipped from first to third gear or even went from fifth gear down to third gear. It seems faster and more ...

Getting the hang of driving a manual transmission just takes a little practice. Car enthusiasts had a lot to get excited about when Ford released images and details of its hotly anticipated 4X4 Bronco ...

If you’re driving around mostly rural areas or open roads, then a manual might be the preferred option. For commuters in heavy urban traffic, automatic might be a lot easier and something that helps ...

Want to feel more engaged when you drive and maybe save some gas while doing it? There's a reason that a lot of car enthusiasts insist on driving stick. Whether you're just learning to drive stick or ...