Paddle shifters are far from ubiquitous today, but several production vehicles offer them to the performance-oriented buyer, and they are becoming more popular in production vehicles across all price ...

I've been using the S2T paddles in the MK6 Volkswagen gti daily and although they cost a premium compared to the various ...

Only 4 percent of American drivers say that the vehicle they most often drive has a manual transmission, according to a May 2023 nationally representative CR survey (PDF) of 2,000 American adults. But ...

The traditional manual transmission, which features an H-pattern or sequential configuration, is dead. Enthusiasts will cry, but they need to get over it. The world has moved on and built better ...

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Many cars nowadays are manufactured with automatic transmissions. Manual is not as comfortable as its counterpart, but it doesn’t necessarily stop consumers from liking the authentic driving ...

Paddle shifters, levers you can find located behind the three and nine o'clock positions on your steering wheel, are my favorite aspect of many Subaru models. They allow you to take manual control ...

Tell us if this has ever happened to you: You pull away from the light, wait a moment, then stomp the gas. Right when you're expecting the rpm to soar and the g-force to push you back in the seat, the ...

The concept of paddle shifters is pretty straightforward. When you hit the plus paddle, the transmission shifts up, and the minus paddle makes it downshift. This is the case for most cars with paddle ...

The 2021 BMW M3 and M4 are definitely tailored for those looking to make a splash wherever they go. However, the base car can already be made flashier with a full catalog of BMW M Performance Parts ...

An expert driver can shift gears and get the most performance out of a vehicle. Whether extending the gear to wring every ounce of power out of the engine, downshifting to pass an adversary, or ...

Paddle shifters are levers positioned behind one or both sides of a car’s steering wheel. They are usually attached to the back of the steering wheel and turn with the wheel, but on some cars, the ...