These days, when most people want speed and ease, going for a stick shift isn’t about usefulness – it’s tied to who you are and what excites you. CarMax, a well-known secondhand auto seller, found in ...

If you are still the type of enthusiast who filters listings by “manual only,” BMW just delivered a blunt reality check. In an interview cited by Car and Driver, BMW M CEO Frank van Meel said the era ...

Cars are faster than ever before and part of that improvement in overall quickness comes down to lightning-fast automatic transmissions. At the same time, it’s clear that many enthusiasts believe that ...

Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your foot. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission car — now a rare breed in the U.S. Though the American auto industry ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...