In this detailed video, we break down the various types of transmission systems used in modern vehicles, from the classic manual transmission to the innovative dual-clutch transmission (DCT). Whether ...

Like many things manual-transmission-related, an empty parking lot is your friend. When winter rolls around, find a snow-covered one and try a couple 2nd-gear starts to see how your car responds.

Bryan Berg drives a semi with a 13-speed transmission, and he’s been double-clutching and shifting gears in his rig for 30 years. He’s not about to start driving a truck that shifts automatically.

Is it okay to skip gears in a manual transmission? Could you shift up from 2nd gear to 4th, or perhaps down from 6th to 3rd? There’s nothing physically stopping you from doing this in a manual - ...

We found a manual-transmission-style brake-pedal arm with the narrow pedal pad at Mustangs Plus for about $79, while a clutch arm at RMP, PN 7114, was $169.95.

The manual transmission is more or less in terminal decline. Outside of a few niche enthusiast cars, buyers don’t want them. In most cases, those enthusiast cars perform better without driver input, ...

Ford went after the Jeep Wrangler with the Bronco, so it's no surprise they put a 7-ish speed manual in it. I say 7-ish because it's technically a traditional 6-speed that also has a crawler gear.

The patents reveal two new designs for a manual transmission that could have seven or potentially even more gears. The trouble with having so many gears, apart from the vigorous rowing that would ...

Argument #2 – Manual transmissions offer better fuel economy Can you believe that some people still think this is true? I get it, it used to be true, but that was some time ago, before the 2010s.