The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell 3.8 points in December, extending a late-year slide that economists say ...

A video tutorial without structure can get off track fast. Effective tutorials follow an intentional, planned sequence that naturally aligns with how users learn. Introduce the purpose. Start the ...

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

The best Christmas present I ever received was, to my momentary bafflement, not under the tree that cold December morning more than half a century ago. Indeed, there was nothing under the tree with my ...

Although the Save The Manuals movement has been around for years, few would argue that manual transmissions can match the performance and convenience of modern automatics. Today, the remaining cars ...

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 ...

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 Roselawn Cemetery ...

If you’re feeling uneasy about buying an L87-powered GM truck given the 10-speed automatic’s reputation, we’ve found a novel solution: swap it! A manual gearbox has no valve body after all; so it will ...

CJ Race Cars welcomes the world’s fastest stick-shift Mustang back to the shop for a round of upgrades. The crew dives into drivetrain improvements, chassis reinforcement, and new lightweight ...

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 ...

On a recent Sunday morning, in the weedy parking lot of a strip mall in Wayne, N.J., I’m sitting at the wheel of a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. From the passenger seat, Vishnu Persaud coaches me on working ...

BMW's nascent Neue Klasse era promises to be quite the big deal for the brand, involving a high-tech new vehicle architecture, advanced powertrains (EV and ICE alike), a fresh infotainment system, and ...