The ongoing evolution of technology sometimes results in some things being left by the wayside. That statement applies as much to personal technology items as it does to automobiles. First, we lost ...

The ratcheted lever has been replaced by electronic parking brakes that no one seems to like. Here are the reasons behind it James Foxall has worked as a motoring journalist for more than 30 years on ...

The presence of the manual handbrake in new cars has continued to decline with just one-in-10 new models equipped with the ‘traditional’ feature. In fact, 91 per cent of new models use an electronic ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with Silverback HD ...

The parking brake, often referred to as the emergency brake, is critical for keeping a vehicle stationary when parked, especially on an inclined surface. Fewer cars have manual transmissions these ...

The manual handbrake is becoming an endangered species on the new-car market, with 70 per cent of current models coming only with an electronic parking brake with no manual option, new research has ...

Just 13 per cent of new cars now have a traditional handbrake – and it’s likely to be a thing of the past sooner than expected The number of new cars with a manual handbrake continues to fall, with ...

It’s no surprise that the rise of quick-shifting automatic transmissions has led to an overall decline in traditional manual transmission offerings in the auto industry. In recent years, this has led ...

If you buy a new car from a showroom today, there's a very high chance it won't have a manual handbrake lever in the middle of the cabin. That's because more than nine in ten new motors are instead ...