Millions of car enthusiasts will go down swinging with a stick-shift in their hands. But as the automotive industry automates everything in modern cars, manual transmissions still have life—and ...

Does your clutch slip? It should. Your clutch and transmission are "in the middle." That's not just slang. Your engine is running. Your car is standing still. Only by correct clutch operation—which ...

The neutral (N) gear in a manual transmission vehicle is not exactly a gear like first (1), second (2), third (3), or reverse (R). Placing the shift lever in neutral means the transmission is not ...

Electric cars don't require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing a new type of ...

One of the most fulfilling parts of driving a car is shifting gears. Enthusiasts like us yearn for open, twisty roads, going through the gears and surfing a wave of torque. Yet, most of us are stuck ...