Sean O’Malley has driven hundreds of cars during his nearly four-decade career as a vehicle tester. But one day a couple of years ago he found himself in the seat of a Hyundai at a loss over how to ...

Engineers and automotive designers have done their best to make sure the complicated machinery we call cars are easy to drive and understand -- especially the parts that are important to our driving ...

The Mazda MX-5 is one of the finest sports cars ever developed and in an era where lightweight, rear-wheel drive cars are becoming increasingly rare, the Miata has already become an icon. Now, a ...

Both manual and automatic transmissions have undergone important changes over the years. In the past, cars with a manual transmission were generally able to achieve better fuel economy. That's changed ...

The first column shifter in America was introduced in 1938, with the goal of freeing up space in the center console for a larger front bench seat. During that time, manual transmissions usually had ...