If you’ve spent any time at all hanging around the various online forums, you’ve seen the obligatory, Which manual transmission should I use? post. Most often, the poster wants a street/strip setup; ...

Most people give little thought to their car’s shifter. According to a recent CR survey, more than 99 percent of CR members reported driving newer cars with an automatic transmission, which requires ...

A recent patent suggests that the automaker could be working on a simulated shifting setup with provisions for a third pedal.

The manual transmission, with its simplicity, reliability and light weight, has historically been the dominant force in the heavy-duty vocational truck market. But it takes a skilled driver to ...

If you've ever looked at floor-mounted automatic transmission shift levers, with either disdain or genuine gratitude, you've probably noticed that they tend to fall into two main categories: the ones ...

Peterbilt has announced that its ergonomically designed column-mounted shifter will be standard equipment on Model 579 and 567 trucks equipped with the new Paccar Automated Transmission. The ...

Doesn't it seem like fewer and fewer people know how to operate a car with a manual transmission? Not that long ago, learning was imperative for the job of road testing cars and, if you were into ...

The tween riding in the back seat finally asked, “What is that thing you keep moving up there?” She had never seen “that thing” known as a six-speed stick shift, a manual transmission, a slushbox, a ...

The performance sedan may be on life support, but that’s not going to keep General Motors’ equally slippery luxury brand from pandering to life’s most precious luxury: a brand new V8 sedan with a ...