Manual gearboxes aren’t extinct just yet, but the outlook isn’t great. Across the industry, the good ol’ stick shift is quietly vanishing. Even BMW’s M division has said outright that manuals probably ...

A new patent outlines a hybrid shifter that mimics an H-pattern gearbox with a clutch pedal while retaining full automatic ...

Motorcycle riding is a relatively easy thing to do, once you get the hang of it. Even the two most challenging things for newbies, keeping one's balance and gear shifting, tend to fade into the ...

If the experience of driving an electric vehicle simply isn’t engaging enough for you, several automakers are working to address that problem—including Ford. That’s what we’ve learned this week, as a ...

In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has applied for a patent that aims ...

Over the years, Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has filed plenty of patents. A patent filed several years ago and recently published will likely be a big talking point for the electric vehicle sector. What ...

Pagani’s successor to the Huayra is the 2023 Utopia, and that name suits it perfectly because this 852-hp (864 PS) hypercar is available with a gated seven-speed manual-shift transmission. The styling ...