Porsche's 2027 Taycan comes with eight virtual gears, steering wheel paddles, and shift jerks, alongside a factory Manthey ...

Porsche’s new E-Shift feature brings a fully simulated 8-speed dual-clutch transmission to the all-electric Taycan, complete ...

When you talk about the thrill of driving, it's hard to ignore its active elements: feathering the throttle, trail braking, turning the steering wheel into a gentle bend, or grabbing a clean heel-toe ...

Paddle shifters used to be found exclusively in high-performance sports cars, but these days, they’re featured regular cars like the new Ford Escape and even the Honda Odyssey minivan. But don’t ...

We have had simulated ratios in electric cars before, but the Porsche system feels convincing if you roll with it.

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Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

Putting your car horn on your gear shifter.... What could go wrong?

Two separate patents reveal how the German automaker is finding ways of making cars better in every respect. Porsche patents heated shift paddles to enhance comfort in cold weather driving. A second ...

Many cars nowadays are manufactured with automatic transmissions. Manual is not as comfortable as its counterpart, but it doesn’t necessarily stop consumers from liking the authentic driving ...

With its direct-drive transmission, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt's lone steering-wheel-mounted paddle has no effect on the gearbox's given ratio. Instead, drivers hold the left-side paddle down to increase ...

In the late ’80s, Ferrari engineers — never shy about taking risks — installed small paddles flanking the steering wheels on Enzo’s Formula One racecars. The idea was to allow the driver to shift ...