Many gearheads prefer manual over automatic as it offers increased enjoyment behind the wheel, but stick shifts can often offer better performance as well.

In the early 2000s, manual transmissions were still relatively common in heavy-duty pickups like the Ram 2500, Ford F-Series ...

The manual gearbox is dying, but in certain regions, it has a new lease of life as it is being replaced by the AMT — Automated Manual Transmission. While AMTs may not be common in the United States, ...

For so many car enthusiasts, driving a car with a manual transmission is a distillation of their passions for all things automotive. Remove the human element, and the facts are pretty simple: stick ...

The slow death of the manual transmission in the premium space is not due to drivers having no interest in three pedals, nor is it because the know-how to develop them isn't there. Simply put, a ...

A manual transmission uses a stick to shift gears and a third pedal to operate the clutch. Current trends show that manual gear shifting is rapidly becoming obsolete. For select sports cars and ...

It’s possible to order your Hyundai Elantra N, a high-performance version of the family compact, with an eight-speed automatic. But why? A six-speed manual with the intriguing “rev matching” feature ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. Like roll-up windows and cigarette lighters, manual transmissions are a dying ...

Why are new cars and trucks with manual transmissions becoming as hard to find as a vehicle without “advanced driver assistance technology”? It’s what the manufacturers want. Not just BMW’s M cars, ...

Few modes of transportation have ever been quite as romanticized, if not outright fetishized, as the motorcycle. As films, books, and other forms of entertainment continue to fuel the fires of ...

With each passing year the number of cars available in the U.S. with manual transmissions isn't getting any higher. Europe has certainly hung on to them in larger numbers for a longer time, thanks to ...

There are fewer and fewer stick shift options each year, but the manual gearboxes that are left roaming the Earth are at least very good ones.