A car doesn’t necessarily need to have a manual transmission to be fun to drive, but an otherwise-boring car can feel a lot more exciting with a stick shift. Shifting on your own can make you feel ...

When most people learn to drive a manual transmission, they're worried about stalling the engine at a traffic light. When I learned how to drive a manual, an instructor was telling me over a ...

While not as common as it once was, manual transmission is still a sought-after function for those looking to increase their driving experience with a bit more engagement. Also, it's often viewed as a ...

When Honda extended the invitation to attend their first annual Shifting Gears event near Angeles Crest Highway, it compelled me to learn how to drive a manual again. Though there are pros to not ...

Stick shift is back in the MINI cars with November 2022 production vehicles for the U.S. market. The German-owned brand wants to lure in more customers for the emblematic automobile. Since the ...

Looking to learn how to drive, but don’t know where to begin? We’ve got some key tips and tricks to remember to help you out on the road in no time.

Technically, manuals rank somewhere between an anachronism and an affectation. They’re slower and less efficient than the best automatic transmissions. Feet held to the fire, even manuals’ biggest ...

Even before the first electric cars arrived on sale, it was entirely possible to go through life without learning how to drive a car with a manual transmission. Odds were, even if your family was ...

I don’t mean to brag — actually, I do — but I successfully taught my 17-year-old son how to drive a stick shift. And he managed to learn it in about an hour. Even more impressive, there wasn’t any ...

Learning how to drive a manual car isn't as difficult as some might imagine, but it's best done in a cheaper car that won't mind some abuse. There's a lot of mixed advice out there about what type of ...