When my 16-year-old said she wanted to learn to drive a manual transmission, I decided it was time to sharpen my own ...

No, that little slot next to your gear shift is not a mini SD card slot. Here, learn all about the lifesaving feature hidden behind the slot.

Stick shifts are very rare these days and most companies have stopped making them. See which American automakers still have manuals for sale.

This is largely due to what is almost a complete disappearance of new manual transmission car sales. Reader’s Digest reports that “just 1.83%” of new cars purchased in early 2025 were stick shift ...