For one reason or another, the manual transmission was the standard in cars and trucks for a very long time. Sometimes, it was simply because a manual transmission was quicker and more efficient than ...

For decades, the vast majority of new pickup trucks sold in America came with standard manual transmissions, and this goes for both small mini-trucks and full-size pickups. While plenty of truck ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Today, stick shifts are found in increasingly small numbers and, aside from the occasional Toyota Tacoma, found in small cars. But if you want something heavier to row gears in, might we interest you ...

Manual transmissions are very rare these days, especially from American car companies. Since most drivers prefer automatics, a stick shift is an acquired taste. With most of them remaining only in ...

Manual transmissions are very rare these days, especially from American car companies. Since most drivers prefer automatics, a stick shift is an acquired taste. With most of them remaining only in ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...