Only a tiny fraction of new cars in the U.S. are sold with a manual transmission, so there's no need to learn to drive stick in 2026. Rather, it's something you do because you want to. Learning to ...

There was a time when manual transmissions were the dominant choice among drivers, with automatic versions lagging behind in terms of efficiency. But things have changed. Today, there are just over ...

Learning how to drive a manual transmission is a great idea for drivers, young and old. Not only are they usually fun, but you never know when the skill will come in handy. In a world dominated by ...

Learning to drive a manual transmission may have been a rite of passage for older generations, but not everyone is familiar with driving a stick. Manuals, which are called stick shifts in the U.S., ...

New York City main street with heavy traffic, looking down road center line - Deberarr/Getty Images As someone who grew up with an insatiable passion for cars, one of the main criteria when I imported ...

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 ...

When Ahmed Raza bought his stick-shift car just a few years ago, he’d never before driven one. He figured out the basics right then and there, with the benefit of a parking lot and some patience, and ...

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 ...