The concept of paddle shifters is pretty straightforward. When you hit the plus paddle, the transmission shifts up, and the minus paddle makes it downshift. This is the case for most cars with paddle ...

In the patent, Porsche engineers point out that automatic transmissions are "very common" and that, despite being automatic, ...

Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

Porsche's ideas seem so obvious once they're revealed - this time, Stuttgart suggests warmer fingertips and adaptive shift ...

When you talk about the thrill of driving, it's hard to ignore its active elements: feathering the throttle, trail braking, turning the steering wheel into a gentle bend, or grabbing a clean heel-toe ...

It's a gearhead given: the faster you can rip through the gears, the faster you get from point A to point B. We submit that this is true for any transmission, whether manual or automatic. Even those ...

It takes Robert Kubica 50 milliseconds to change gear in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC he uses in the World Rally Championship – just ask the sport’s rule-maker. The FIA has granted Kubica a special waiver ...

When X user Parth Parmar was travelling in the driver's cab, he noticed the paddle shifter and shared about it on social media. The video has since gone viral. Bengaluru, known for its tech-savvy ...

Road racers who literally have to wrestle their cars around the road course will certainly appreciate the MasterShift Manual Shifter. It enables you to shift your manual H-pattern transmission while ...