Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

Years passed with car makers pushing one clear path ahead – packed with self-shifting transmissions, better fuel use, because onboard tech kept getting sharper, taking charge of nearly everything ...

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 have quietly become a niche skill, yet the drivers who still use them tend to be more attentive, more mechanically aware, and more in control of their cars. Operating a clutch and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...

This unusual arrangement was thanks to a company called the Stick Shift Driving Academy. The online service pairs people who want to learn how to drive a stick shift with people who have a car with a ...

I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car.