Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manual Transmission Cars Available in 2026: From affordable commuters to high-end sports cars, and SUVs, here’s what’s left for the three-pedal faithful. It wasn’t that long ago when manual ...

The 1st-gen Porsche Cayenne GTS is legendary not for its power but for its manual transmission. Here’s why it was so great, and why we want it to return. Once upon a time, there was a Porsche Cayenne ...

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 ...

When General Motors revealed the mid-engine Corvette C8 for the 2020 model year, many enthusiasts lamented the loss of the manual transmission option, with GM only offering an eight-speed dual-clutch ...

It doesn’t get any cheaper than this—literally. The Versa with its standard manual transmission is the cheapest new car on sale today regardless of transmission choice. Nissan outfits the base S model ...

I drove an updated 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera T cabriolet in Lugano Blue. The Carrera T is a lighter, more-enthusiast-focused 911 trim and comes with a manual transmission. I was impressed by its ...

To the untrained eye, there doesn't seem to be much difference between a low-profile transmission jack and a basic floor jack. But knowing the difference between these two common automotive jacks is ...