I share my candid opinion on whether driving schools should also teach students how to handle a car with just one hand, ...
Despite the world pivoting to electric vehicles that don't have any need for gearboxes, there's a lot to be said for being able to drive a car that does come with a stick in the center. But if you're ...
Pulling into the test centre, I felt excitement bubbling up inside of me. I’d just finished my first driving test and my three-point turn, mirror, signal, manoeuvre, and traffic awareness were so ...
For most drivers, a vehicle's automatic transmission — the most common kind of transmission nowadays, more's the pity — has three settings: Drive, Park, and Reverse. Most automatic transmissions, ...
I have been obsessed with vehicles since childhood. Sadly, I don’t have a natural talent for mechanical engineering and its adjacent sciences. I’m not particularly strong and only have six fully ...
Driving stick might seem like a party trick, or something you can loosely brag about when talking about cars. But it's actually a highly practical skill — even in the days of hybrids, EVs, and ...
The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.