When automatic transmissions are doing their job right, you might not even notice they're there. However, there are some ...

Explore 14 manual-transmission models known for being easy to drive, ranging from compact city cars to affordable sedans, ...

National Stick Shift Day is the holiday we here at Cars.com created to celebrate rowing your own gears, and if you’d like to honor the manual-transmission gods with your next new car purchase, here’s ...

The manual transmission is nearly gone from new cars. Here's every 2026 model that still has a clutch pedal — and what ...

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 ...

Manuals used to be the entry-level choice. Now they are rare options on sports cars. But a few affordable self-shifters still ...

Enthusiasts know the deal all too well. The number of manual transmission cars are disappearing at an alarming rate. With the speed, efficiency, and reliability of modern automatic transmissions, ...

While most people focus on making their car's engine more powerful when they want better performance, it's not the only part of the powertrain that can be upgraded. The car's stock transmission can ...

The manual transmission is not as ubiquitous now as it was 30 years ago, but manual gearboxes are still popular with a subset of enthusiast buyers. A solid selection of great performance cars can ...

If you think about it in the broadest terms, all cars are designed to do the same thing: move you around on four wheels at a faster speed than walking. However, it's the last part of that sentence ...

I know, I know: automatic transmissions make a car automatically lame. I think I can speak for the group when I say driving is typically more fun when you do the shifting. However, every rule has ...

For National Stick Shift Day, the holiest of Cars.com-created holidays (also: the only Cars.com-created holiday), we’ve put together a list of all the new cars you can buy that still offer a manual ...