A close-up view of the upper part of a manual transmission gear lever, showing the numbered shift pattern. - Eyeem Mobile Gmbh/Getty Images In 2025, there were roughly 30 cars you could buy with a ...

There's something special about rowing through gears yourself, feeling the mechanical connection between driver and machine that automatics just can't replicate. Sure, modern automatics shift faster ...

It may not be a popular opinion among automotive enthusiasts, but I don't think just having a manual transmission is good enough. It has to be a good one. And for my taste, I'll take a great ...

For many enthusiasts, the question of whether a four-speed manual or an automatic belongs in a classic car is really a question about what makes these machines feel alive. Classic cars were built in ...

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

Manual transmissions are very rare these days, especially from American car companies. Since most drivers prefer automatics, a stick shift is an acquired taste. With most of them remaining only in ...

Manual cars can still deliver better fuel efficiency on highways when driven skillfully, thanks to direct control and lower ...

National Stick Shift Day is the holiday we here at Cars.com created to celebrate rowing your own gears, and if you’d like to honor the manual-transmission gods with your next new car purchase, here’s ...

Switching from a manual to an automatic transmission may require relearning some driving techniques, maintenance tips, and correcting bad habits that did not apply to driving a manual transmission.

The manual transmission is becoming something of an endangered species these days. According to Cars.com data, only 1.3% of all new cars are sold with a manual transmission. That's way down from a ...