CARS.COM — Manual transmissions are usually cheaper to maintain and repair than automatics because the latter are far more complex and have more parts and functions that can fail, but it may depend on ...

Despite car enthusiasts’ best efforts, the manual transmission’s days are numbered. Blame it on electrification, future autonomous technologies, or the fact that kids these days just don’t care about ...

The average vehicle consists of countless components, from nuts and bolts to big, crucial elements like the steering wheel, tires, and gearbox. It's almost inevitable that some of them will misbehave ...

Unless you've got a lemon, most vehicles can continue to run well past 100,000 miles if they are well maintained. That means changing the oil at recommended intervals and making sure your transmission ...

Driving stick a deliriously fun way to go through life, but the opportunities to do so are disappearing quickly. Less than 2 percent of new cars even offer the option, and that's a damn shame. Here at ...

Q:Greetings to everyone at the magazine. I have enjoyed the how-to articles for several years now. I own a 1998 Corvette with a manual transmission and I like to think of myself as a weekend mechanic.

A manual transmission is one with a stick for shifting gears and a third pedal for operating a clutch. Many automatic transmissions now enable manual shifting, and one style is even known as an ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Back in the day, some manual transmissions had an 'E' gear — and no, it wasn’t for ‘extra power.’ It stood for ‘Economy’ or ‘Efficiency,’ acting as an overdrive to lower RPMs and save fuel. While rare ...

Jeep enthusiasts watched the Gladiator lose its stick shift for 2025 and took it as another sign that the manual transmission era was slipping away. Now, early signals from inside the industry suggest ...