Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

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 ...

When Ahmed Raza bought his stick-shift car just a few years ago, he’d never before driven one. He figured out the basics right then and there, with the benefit of a parking lot and some patience, and ...

Terrified of stalling in traffic? Discover the realistic timeline for mastering a manual transmission and why learning stick ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being able to drive a manual transmission was once seen as a basic driving skill that people would actively seek out instruction ...

MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...

Most auto experts say driving a manual vehicle comes with distinct advantages once you've mastered how to drive one.

San Diego’s car scene is shifting gears as 80s cars roar back onto the streets. Along with them, two other past trends are making a return: red-colored Club anti-theft devices and a renewed interest ...

PATERSON, N.J. -- Can you drive a car with manual transmission, a stick shift? These days most people can't. A man from Paterson, New Jersey was in his car when two men put a gun to his head and tried ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...