Driving a manual car stimulates the prefrontal cortex of the human brain, the region that handles memory, attention, and decision-making.

A fascinating study from Japan suggests working a manual gearbox gives the aging brain a daily workout automatics simply ...

There used to be many good reasons for a new driver to learn a manual transmission: To start with, cars with stick shifts were cheaper, more efficient and quicker. The longstanding barrier has been ...

The market made up its mind a long time ago, and it wasn’t exactly subtle about it. The U.S. Department of Energy says 65% of all light-duty vehicles produced in 1980 had automatic transmissions, ...

One in four driving tests in Great Britain are being taken in automatic cars, according to new data, as drivers opt for more electric vehicles (EVs) and shy away from manual gearboxes. Figures from ...

Over the last few years, traditional automatic transmissions seem to have come back into vogue. One of the newer types, the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), has fallen by the wayside. This shift became ...

With the 2019 Ram heavy-duty trucks abandoning the G56 six-speed, the manual transmission is gone from full-size trucks. Many tears have been shed by enthusiasts; manual transmissions in pickup trucks ...

If you've ever paid attention to the number of gears in your transmission, you might've noticed that those numbers have gone up over the years. Early automatic transmissions like the GM Hydra-Matic ...