If you hang around on nerdy automotive forums, as all of us enthusiasts tend to do, you'll eventually end up in a discussion where people discuss the merits of four-, five-, and six-speed manual ...

There are two types of people in this world. Actually, there are several types, but for the sake of the point I’m trying to make, let’s stick with two. First, there are those who like automatic ...

As avid readers of The Drive might vividly recall, I am not the biggest fan of BMW’s manual transmissions. The shifter is always rubbery, pedal placement is disagreeable, and they’re simply more ...