When I first began driving in the 1960s, knowing how to drive a standard transmission wasn’t an option. Most trucks and muscle cars of that era used standard transmissions. Now, as an ASE and General ...

In the age of cars with the constant buzzing of automation and digital convenience, the manual transmission, which has been a technology that has been heavily depended upon over the last century, ...

Automakers like Porsche continue to offer stick shift vehicles for enthusiasts. As we recently reported, stick shift vehicles are making a comeback — sales are up a few percentage points and climbing.

Saving the manual transmission needn't mean staying stuck in the past, and car companies promising engagement above all else have dug deep to pair performance with the sort of involvement only three ...

Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your foot. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission car — now a rare breed in the U.S. Though the American auto industry ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. I drive a stick ...

Are you one of those drivers that thinks manual transmissions are outdated and archaic? You’re probably right—and this article will prove it to you. After all, compared to new, high-tech automatic ...

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 ...

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 ...