NewsNewsHere's How Well Manual Transmissions Sold In 2024 [Update]It looks as if there’s still a decently sized slice of the market that wants to row their own gearsByLawrence HodgePublishedJanuary 16, 2025Comments (22)
Car CultureCar CultureEvery Car You Can Get With A Manual In 2025Stick shifts may not be around like they used to be, but there are still over 30 to choose from right now.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJanuary 8, 2025Comments (66)
Car CultureCar CultureHere’s Why Manuals Sound So Whiny When You Put Them In ReverseSticking your manual car in reverse leaves it sounding high-pitched and whiney regardless of how great the engine…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedAugust 23, 2024Comments (52)
NewsNewsHyundai Ioniq 5 N Is Half A Second Slower To 60 When It’s Simulating Shifts And It's Better For ItCar And Driver put the spicy little EV to the testByLogan CarterPublishedAugust 9, 2024Comments (11)
Car CultureCar CultureEvery Single Automatic Car Should Have A Column Shifter, No ExceptionsPush-button transmissions? Rotary dials? Just give us a dang column shifter.ByCollin WoodardPublishedJuly 19, 2024Comments (72)
WrenchingWrenchingManual Swap Your Ferrari, You CowardsA gated manual shifter is the best way to make an old automatic Ferrari more funByBradley BrownellPublishedJuly 11, 2024Comments (14)
TechTechGM Hopes A Clutch Pedal Is Enough To Make Enthusiasts Buy EVsGeneral Motors is hoping to change the stereotype that electric vehicles are no fun by developing a clutch pedal for…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 24, 2024Comments (84)
NewsNewsBuying This Incredibly Rare Noble M400 Would Solve All Of Your Problems And Finally Show You True HappinessOnly 75 Noble M400s were ever built, and only a handful ever came to the U.S.ByCollin WoodardPublishedApril 1, 2024Comments (9)
Car CultureCar CultureThese Are Some Of The Weirdest Shifters And Gear Selectors In CarsIs your favorite weird shifter missing from the list? Remind us of its existence in the commentsByLogan CarterPublishedJanuary 31, 2024Comments (44)
NewsNewsHere's How Well Manual Transmissions Sold In 2023 For Each Car Brand Still Making ThemOverall, very few cars with manuals are sold in the U.S., but enthusiast cars are definitely saving the manuals.ByCollin WoodardPublishedJanuary 19, 2024Comments (14)
Car CultureJalopnik InvestigatesCar CultureJalopnik InvestigatesSlate Asks: 'Why Would An Automaker Manufacture A Car With So Much Engine Power That It Requires An Eight-Speed Transmission?'That's a great question, Slate. Why didn't you ask someone?ByRory CarrollPublishedNovember 29, 2023Comments (223)
Car CultureCar TechnologyCar CultureCar TechnologyManual Transmission Sales Are Up Again This Year, Market Domination InevitableSlowly but surely, manual transmission-equipped vehicles are regaining market share in the U.S.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedSeptember 25, 2023Comments (41)
QOTDQOTDThese Great Cars Were Ruined By Their TransmissionsSome cars are really let down by how they send power from the engine to the wheels.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedSeptember 18, 2023Comments (42)
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NewsNewsBMW's M Division Is Going All-In On Torque Converter AutomaticsIf you want a manual M car, buy an M2 as soon as you can.ByCollin WoodardPublishedJune 15, 2023Comments (42)
Car BuyingVolkswagenCar BuyingVolkswagenVolkswagen GTI, Golf R And Golf May Lose Manual Transmission Option To European Emissions Laws: ReportThe enthusiast won't be spared from a refresh that eliminates all stick shiftsByAmber DaSilvaPublishedJune 15, 2023Comments (42)
TechTechToyota's Future 'Manual' EVs Could Stall If You Mess UpOld technology does not always need to be replicated with new technology though Toyota feels different.ByErik ShillingPublishedJune 14, 2023Comments (44)
Car CultureCrashesCar CultureCrashes63-Year-Old Fails Driver's License Test After Crashing Into A Lamp PostAn older driver trying to renew her driver's license in Argentina crashed her Volkswagen Polo into a lamp post at…ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedJune 12, 2023Comments (31)
NewsNewsThe 2012 Hyundai Sonata's Manual Transmission Was Hot GarbageIf you still need proof that manuals aren't always superior, drive a sixth-gen SonataByCollin WoodardPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (20)
Car CultureCar CultureMini Survey Claims Most Young Adults Want to Learn to Drive a ManualAn impressive 67 percent of the survey's respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 want to learn how to drive…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (23)