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Manual-transmission vehicles were once the norm in the U.S., with 70% of American cars being stick-shift in 1942, while only 30% shifted automatically. Manual transmissions came with a steep learning ...

Once the choice of both sports car purists and miserly economy car buyers, the manual transmission has just about completed its radical transformation into a low-volume (and sometimes extra-cost) ...

Zander Sutton has been writing about cars since high school, where he started his own automotive website, writing car (and the occasional airline) reviews and opinion pieces. Since then, he has grown ...

Industry data shows that drivers are continuing to express increased interest in cars with automatic transmission. According to a Motor1 story, only 1.7 percent of new car models sold in the U.S. in ...

Manual Transmission Cars Available in 2026: From affordable commuters to high-end sports cars, and SUVs, here’s what’s left for the three-pedal faithful. It wasn’t that long ago when manual ...

I love manual transmissions. I grew up driving with a stick. I still own one as my technical “daily driver,” even though it’s seldom driven daily while I’m testing cars. But each year, the list of ...

UPDATE 1/30/23: BMW has released more details about the manual-transmission Z4, which will be available for the 2025 model year. The stick-shift is part of a $3500 package that BMW refers to with the ...

Miraculously, the number of manual transmissions in America has gone up in recent years, with younger enthusiasts pledging to keep the act of rowing gears alive. Still, the stick shift remains an ...