For the longest time, people who wanted to learn how to drive had to do it using a stick shift or a manual transmission. Before the turn of the century, most cars came with this type of transmission.

Ford has just filed a patent to bring back a classic driving experience - but only 18 percent of Americans would know how to use it. The automaker has submitted paperwork to bring stick shifts to ...

The cruise control systems found in manual-transmission cars work by locking the throttle to a set speed, while the clutch ...

Manual transmissions used to be the standard in the automotive industry. No, really, they used to be called "standard" because they were the more common transmission, and often the only option. It was ...