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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This funky hatchback is a one-off creation called the Sbarro Super Eight, and it's for sale right now. The 1980s was a golden age for tuner cars. Weird body kits and face-melting twin-turbo upgrades ...

There are only a few that are considered the top of the collector world. The McLaren F1 may be the last of them. By Rob Sass The news shocked the collector-car world. In May 2022, a 1955 Mercedes-Benz ...

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 ...

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 ...