Manual transmissions are becoming increasingly rare as electric vehicles become standard, but the history of manual ...

In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas mileage by a significant 2 to 5 mpg, compared with an automatic, and can cut a car's price by $800 to $1,200.

A manual transmission is one with a stick for shifting gears and a third pedal for operating a clutch. Many automatic transmissions now enable manual shifting, and one style is even known as an ...

Just let the pedal go. This is important. A manual transmission car doesn't have a gear called "park" like an automatic does. That means you must but the parking brake on when you park the car.