While not as common as it once was, manual transmission is still a sought-after function for those looking to increase their driving experience with a bit more engagement. Also, it's often viewed as a ...

When Honda extended the invitation to attend their first annual Shifting Gears event near Angeles Crest Highway, it compelled me to learn how to drive a manual again. Though there are pros to not ...

A car doesn’t necessarily need to have a manual transmission to be fun to drive, but an otherwise-boring car can feel a lot more exciting with a stick shift. Shifting on your own can make you feel ...

Even before the first electric cars arrived on sale, it was entirely possible to go through life without learning how to drive a car with a manual transmission. Odds were, even if your family was ...

Cars with manual transmissions aren’t exactly popular among shoppers today. According to J.D. Power, in the third quarter of 2019 more buyers in the U.S. purchased an electric car than one with a ...

When most people learn to drive a manual transmission, they're worried about stalling the engine at a traffic light. When I learned how to drive a manual, an instructor was telling me over a ...

I couldn’t quite believe the speed it was all happening. In the UK, the average learner driver typically requires 45 hours of ...

Technically, manuals rank somewhere between an anachronism and an affectation. They’re slower and less efficient than the best automatic transmissions. Feet held to the fire, even manuals’ biggest ...

THE MEMORY HIT AT THE END of the driveway. I was in my wife's Honda, a 2005 CR-V with 150,000 miles on the clock. And the optional five-speed manual. The car hails from an impossible time—it seems odd ...