Once upon a time, being able to handle a clutch was an essential part of driver’s ed. In fact, the automobile was more than 40 years old before the first commercially available automatic (the ...

John Gamal is the sales manager at Downtown Honda in Toronto and says while some customers demand stick shift, they are increasingly in the minority. "There's still the hardcore standard drivers who ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- With advancements in automatic transmissions, driving a stick shift seems to be a lost art. But a manual transmission does give you more control, and some teenagers learned ...

This unusual arrangement was thanks to a company called the Stick Shift Driving Academy. The online service pairs people who want to learn how to drive a stick shift with people who have a car with a ...

With manufacturers opting for auto transmissions, the stick shift experience isn't the guaranteed rite of passage it once was, unless you find one of these.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shifting gears, the feel of the clutch underneath your hand. These mark the experience behind the wheel of a manual transmission ...

Years passed with car makers pushing one clear path ahead – packed with self-shifting transmissions, better fuel use, because onboard tech kept getting sharper, taking charge of nearly everything ...