Until now, the How It Works series has focused on how an engine makes power. Now we'll fill you in on how engine power is made usable to propel a car. The parts used to get the car moving consist of ...

Modern manual transmissions, at least what's left of manuals, are typically five-speed or six-speed setups. However, decades ago, there was a time when manual transmissions were made in four-speed and ...

In the realm of automotive technology, electric vehicles and manual transmissions appear to be trending in opposite directions. Automakers sold nearly a million EVs in 2022, more than 2.5 times the ...

Manual transmissions are a dying technology, to the chagrin of purists, but are still around in select new cars, dependent, ...

With so many cars not even available with a manual transmission anymore, including performance cars, it should come as no surprise that stick shifts accounted for less than two percent of sales in the ...