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 ...

“Clutch in, move to second,” I repeated. There was a steady stream of self-talk as I maneuvered a dark green Mini Cooper S four-door hardtop around the closed track at the BMW Performance Center West ...

The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.

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 ...

One of the main benefits of driving a vehicle with a manual transmission is increased fuel economy. But how exactly does a manual gearbox make your car more efficient? Some of the factors involved are ...

A major problem for the survival of the manual transmission is the dwindling number of people who know how to drive stick. Mini is trying to do something about that. The automaker is launching a ...