Manual gearboxes aren’t extinct just yet, but the outlook isn’t great. Across the industry, the good ol’ stick shift is quietly vanishing. Even BMW’s M division has said outright that manuals probably ...

A new patent outlines a hybrid shifter that mimics an H-pattern gearbox with a clutch pedal while retaining full automatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The compact, organized pattern for drivers wasn’t always so easily recognized, but it has helped cars become safer and more ...

Ferrari used to be famous for the gated shifter that its manual gearbox-equipped cars had, but now that it no longer offers cars with a stick shift, this famed Ferrari feature has vanished. This ...

‘H-pattern’ gearbox from 2023 UX300e prototype. Regulatory hurdles around licencing are proving challenging for the Lexus plan to continue developing a ‘H-pattern’ gearbox for its expanding range of ...

There was a time when building realistic simulations of vehicles was the stuff of NASA and big corporations. Today, many people have sophisticated virtual cockpits or race cars that they use with high ...

Kyle Busch had blisters on his right hand from using the shifter at COTA on Saturday. The H-pattern shifter in the trucks (and Xfinity cars) is different from the sequential shifter in the Next Gen ...