Manual transmissions are very rare these days, especially from American car companies. Since most drivers prefer automatics, a stick shift is an acquired taste. With most of them remaining only in ...

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Interestingly, manual sales vary widely between the U.S. and Europe, with the latter ordering the transmissions in the single-digit percentages but Americans nearly preferring them. This leaves ...

It’s the end of an era as the last five-speed manual transmission in America has quietly been killed. It came standard on the entry-level Nissan Versa S, which started at $17,190 and asked customers ...

UPDATE 5/29/25, 1:27 p.m.: Nissan confirmed that production of the manual-transmission Versa S has ended, and that production continues for the rest of the Versa lineup. In a statement, Nissan said, ...

For the longest time, people who wanted to learn how to drive had to do it using a stick shift or a manual transmission. Before the turn of the century, most cars came with this type of transmission.

Ferrari has been on a roll of late. The Italian carmaker has a waiting list that extends until 2026. That hasn’t stopped it from working on its very first electric car, slated for release later this ...

Even as automatics take over, these cars keep the manual transmission alive. There’s no getting around it—manual transmissions are on the way out. Every year we see more models making the move to ...

Rowing your own way through the gears may not go the way of the dodo when electric vehicles take over the world. In a recent interview, Honda engineers confirmed to The Drive that the Japanese brand ...

“They won’t make them like this much longer” is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...