My dad taught me how to drive a manual transmission in a church parking lot using a 1951 Willys Station Wagon. That might not seem like the greatest vehicle for a new driver to learn how to drive ...

Years passed with car makers pushing one clear path ahead – packed with self-shifting transmissions, better fuel use, because onboard tech kept getting sharper, taking charge of nearly everything ...

I’m driving to work on the last stretch of a long commute, wending through snow-slick roads in Weston, when I come to what I like to think of as “the big turn.” It’s a left that usually involves ...

Manual transmissions have quietly become a niche skill, yet the drivers who still use them tend to be more attentive, more mechanically aware, and more in control of their cars. Operating a clutch and ...

Depending on where you live, not being able to drive a stick shift can elicit looks of judgment. There are plenty of people who drive manual in Washington according to a new vaguely scientific poll, ...

It seems that stick shift has become a sticking point, at least for American car buyers. Throughout 2019, less than 2% of all the cars sold in the US had a manual transmission. This sad picture ...

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The "stick shift" gets its name from its original appearance of a long, thin selector rod that could be grabbed and then ...

A recent SFGATE article celebrated the city's stick-shift holdouts, people who continue to drive cars with manual transmissions and enjoy the challenge of the roller-coaster hills. In the comments, we ...

Like most Americans, I never really learned to drive a stick shift. It’s why car companies like Audi are completely giving up on the manual transmission. Consumer demand just isn't there anymore, ...

Readers describe the joys of a manual transmission and some benefits: harder to text while driving and a deterrent for car thieves. To the Editor: Re “Bring Back the Stick Shift,” by Vatsal G. Thakkar ...

It seems that stick shift has become a sticking point, at least for American car buyers. Throughout 2019, less than 2% of all the cars sold in the US had a manual transmission. This sad picture ...