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 ...

Are drivers who never learn this skill getting the short end of the stick? Recent research shows that this once-ubiquitous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Their teens are ready to drive. Can a stick shift save them from being distracted? (Photo illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Yahoo ...

Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

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 ...

A survey of over 1,000 drivers reveals manual transmissions are on the way out. While 51 percent of Americans still find stick shift drivers impressive, fewer young people are learning the skill.

While automatic transmissions dominate the market, these cars still offer a manual gearbox for enthusiasts in 2026.

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 ...

For those of you who read my columns regularly (thank you), you're aware I usually stick to politics. I'm going to shift gears for this one. Literally. I recently came across this headline in The ...

Being able to drive a manual transmission was once seen as a basic driving skill that people would actively seek out instruction for. Of course, buying your own manual transmission car is a great ...

This unusual arrangement was thanks to a company called the Stick Shift Driving Academy. The online service pairs people who want to learn how to drive a stick shift with people who have a car with a ...