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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. Like roll-up windows and cigarette lighters, manual transmissions are a dying ...

Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your hand. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission car — now a rare breed in the U.S. Though the American auto industry ...

It’s a sad fact that the manual transmission, while unlikely to go fully extinct anytime soon, is becoming increasingly rare. Driving culture is changing and so are driving habits; cars are also going ...

Manual transmissions have been fading from new pickup trucks for years, but 2026 marks a sharper turning point. With rivals shifting entirely to automatics, only one model is expected to carry a ...

According to the 2024 EPA Automotive Trends report, nearly 35% of all new vehicle models sold in 1980 were equipped with a manual transmission — but for 2024, that number has shrunk to below 1%. Yet ...

Saving the manual transmission needn't mean staying stuck in the past, and car companies promising engagement above all else have dug deep to pair performance with the sort of involvement only three ...

Manual transmissions keep losing ground in the United States as more drivers trade the third pedal for quicker-shifting automatics. Sedans face the same slow fade, pushed aside by SUVs and electric ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...

I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In Roselawn Cemetery ...