The 2021 Ford Bronco is proving many things that the car market has been circling for years. If you build tough, boxy 4x4s for a reasonable price, people will want it. If you give off-roaders a million accessories, we will get stoked. Most recently, the Bronco preorders prove that if you give people a rad …

If you're dreaming of a diesel with a stick shift, your options are very limited.

“Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should” are the famous words said by Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) in the 2001 hit The Fast and the Furious. Ironically, when it comes to drag racing or daily driving, that line doesn’t really make much sense. So you might be wondering what “double clutching” actually is and if …

The lack of manual transmissions in the car market today has been the focus of many car nerds’ unbearable lamentations (me included) over the past decade or so. Everyone talks about how badly they want them (me included) but then don’t buy one (also me). However, Porsche just released some sales figures on the newest …

Nissan led the charge into transmission innovation. Now there are signs that Nissan's ditching its Xtronic CVT for an old-school system.

For years many people have begun to realize that the manual transmission is dying out. Since the introduction and success of the hydramatic transmission, the popularity of driving stick shift has slowly waned. Luckily for us, there are still plenty of cars being produced in 2021 with the option for a manual transmission, and some …

Car comparisons and lists often have similar types of cars. You won’t often find someone comparing a Ford F-150 to a Porsche 911, for instance. They are so different that comparing them doesn’t make any sense, and what list would have those two cars on it? All that to say, Two unlikely cars topped the …

Do you own a car with a manual transmission? If so, then you’re probably well aware that you need to change its transmission fluid every 10,000 miles or so (your car’s mileage may vary) and you know that changing its engine oil is a necessity. But do you really need to change the fluid in …

The Dodge Challenger is a powerful car made for people who love driving. So it makes sense that Dodge has kept this aging feature around.

Considering we’re headed into an age where the manual transmission will soon be going the way of the Dodo bird in most cars, we should probably get more familiar with the DSG transmission. Also known as a “direct-shift gearbox,” the DSG transmission is prevalent in cars like the Volkswagen GTI and now the Hyundai Veloster …

Does anyone even know how to drive a stick shift anymore? Maybe, but it doesn’t really matter since the amount of new cars available with a manual transmission is dwindling as the model years go on. And while anyone can argue that the new automatics shift faster and smoother than your arm and leg ever …

The tiny metallic red Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring Retractable Fastback (RF) tester I had this week might look like a toy. In fact, this close to the holidays I felt a bit like I was driving around in an ornament fit for a fir tree. However, despite its adorable appearance, the 2020 Mazda Miata …

Manual transmission cars might not be as abundant as they used to be. Even the new Corvette ditches the option for a manual transmission with its latest model. If you are just learning to drive a stick shift, you probably don’t want to drop a ton of money on a nice, exotic sports car and …

Whether we like it or not, the days of the manual transmission are slipping away. Perhaps when the first hydramatic automatic transmission came out, people never believed they would take over the auto industry. While the most popular cars to hold on the stick shift, like the Chevrolet Corvette, has ditched the clutch pedal, there …

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Fast, cheap, or reliable, you can only pick two of these traits when shopping for a car. But what if you could buy a car that’s fast and reliable for a very low price? In that case, you’ll have to look at the older Honda market. …

The 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP is designed to be a blast to drive. However, the company decided ignore a beloved option.

Many drivers could argue that the days of the manual transmission are fleeting, but enthusiasts know better. There are still plenty of cars on the road today with stick shifts, and even some still in production for the newest model years. No longer taught in drivers ed, there is a lot of practices for driving …

The car dorks (myself included) are constantly belly-aching about how there  are “no cool manual sports cars anymore.” Look, I get it. The rate a which we are losing manual transmission cars and trucks sucks. It does. But we have several killer options right under our nose like the ever-present Miata, Nissan Z cars, and …

Adaptive cruise control has been around for quite a while now and it is even a standard feature in some of the most affordable cars on the market. Adaptive cruise control adds a bit of extra safety and convenience to your day, especially if your car is equipped with an automatic transmission. But what you …

It feels like the manual transmission is dying. Decades ago, automatics became the latest and greatest thing with the introduction of the first fully-automatic transmission, and whoever said it would be the death of the manual transmission wasn’t wrong. Car enthusiasts know all too well that there is just something personal about shifting gears, kicking …