Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

Saving the manual transmission needn't mean staying stuck in the past, and car companies promising engagement above all else have dug deep to pair performance with the sort of involvement only three ...

Seventy years ago, 70 percent of U.S.-made cars came with a stick shift. The number is less than 9 percent today. But at least one man is on a quest to reverse that slide. Eddie Alterman loves ...

Gone are the days when manual transmissions were faster than their automatic siblings. Today's lightning-fast automatics, like Porsche's PDK, can outperform even the most skilled driver. While ...

While the world is ready and waiting for the 2026 Honda Prelude to become reality, there are some wild rumors floating about the new hybrid sports coupe from its homeland. The latest gossip from Japan ...

While manual transmission vehicles continue to be axed by manufacturers—the casualties from 2022 include the Hyundai Veloster N and Mitsubishi Mirage—there are still 31 vehicles from 17 manufacturers ...

In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has applied for a patent that aims ...

Former JLR chassis guru Mike Cross once told me he thought it was no bad thing that there weren’t many 500+hp cars available with manual transmissions because, with that much grunt on hand, drivers ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...

Upon the revival of the Z moniker in 2023, car enthusiasts were relieved to find that the base model still offered the choice of a six-speed manual transmission. However, Nissan decided to forgo such ...