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Diminishing take rates haven’t curbed our enthusiasm for stick-shift automobiles. The fact is, our latest brainstorm could invigorate our Save the Manuals! agenda. Carmakers no longer have the ...
As automakers move toward efficiency and convenience, another round of manual transmissions bites the dust. Here are the models that won’t offer a stick shift in 2025.
The final shift: Which manual transmission will be the last? The end for manuals is nigh, and one of these might be the last stick standing.
While they may seem like a thing of the past, vehicles are still being made with stick shift transmissions, and now they are easier to drive than ever.
The 2009 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is one of the last Ferraris available anywhere with a manual transmission. We drive one of the final examples.
General Motors said the redesigned Corvette Stingray will eliminate the manual transmission, putting the stick shift one step closer to the grave.
As automakers move toward efficiency and convenience, another round of manual transmissions bites the dust. Here are the models that won’t offer a stick shift in 2025.
These were equipped with quick sequential "Dual Gate" shifters, a method taken from the drag strip, where drivers found moving the stick shifter in a straight line was faster and more precise than ...
Performance WAUUUUGH! Back at Summit’s Jefferson Circuit, I warmed to GTI’s stick substitute — shift paddles behind the steering wheel to shift the dual-clutch automatic's gears yourself.
Being a dual-sport athlete is no small task. Both hockey and lacrosse have demanding practice schedules, off-season lifts and competitions.
The dual-clutch transmission is marginally worse in the combined test cycle, averaging 23 miles to the gallon (10.2 liters per 100 kilometers) compared to 24 (9.8) with the manual box.