When we started our campaign to Save the Manuals in 2010, we never imagined a future like this—a psuedo-manual gearbox for an EV. Toyota's prototype features both an H-pattern gear shifter and a ...

If we break a car's transmission down to its simplest and most essential aspects, its job is to regulate the power supplied by the engine to the wheels. It does this by changing the gears in the unit ...

Typically (but not always) found in specialized cars and motorcycles, a sequential manual transmission, often shortened to just "sequential," is a type of manual gearbox which, like a traditional ...

Among the many things people fear the downturn of internal combustion will render a thing of the past is the manual transmission, and the engaging experience of shifting one’s own gears. Toyota ...

BMW has surprised its competition by retaining the six-speed manual for its 2021 M3 and M4 core models, which feature the S58 twin-turbo straight-six engine tuned to 473 horsepower and 406 pound-feet ...

Having a transmission in a car is something most of us take for granted. It's just part of the car. It belongs there, just like the tires or the steering wheel, but have you ever given any thought as ...

Gone are the days when manual transmissions were faster than their automatic siblings. Today's lightning-fast automatics, like Porsche's PDK, can outperform even the most skilled driver. While ...

A 2023 Lexus concept featuring a H-pattern gearbox complete with clutch and the ability to stall faces a stiff challenge from Japanese regulators. Regulatory hurdles around licencing are proving ...

‘H-pattern’ gearbox from 2023 UX300e prototype. Regulatory hurdles around licencing are proving challenging for the Lexus plan to continue developing a ‘H-pattern’ gearbox for its expanding range of ...

EVs don’t have the driveshafts or gears that internal combustion engines need to accelerate from a stop. Instant torque is available at any speed. Many will tell you this is all part of the appeal of ...

When we asked readers what cars should come with manual transmissions one of the first answers we got was the Dodge Charger, which is an objectively correct answer. The last year you could get a shift ...