The automotive world is in a perpetual state of transformation, and while innovations in electrification, infotainment, and autonomous driving seem to get the most attention, it’s the once lowly shift ...
Harnessing the power of Ford’s open-source platform OpenXC, 3D printing, Bluetooth and a Xbox 360, one of the Detroit automobile manufacturer’s engineers has created a manual shift gear knob that ...
Toyota may not have the most exciting electric car in the world, but it's done an incredible job of helping the hybrid go mainstream. And while it certainly has more competition in the market than it ...
While we all respect and love the original early hot rods of the '40s and '50s, the street rods built from the '60s until this moment have written their own history and produced fine examples of ...
Earlier this month, Volkswagen finally admitted what we knew all along: in certain cases, buttons are good, screens are bad. It’s often been debated as to why hiding controls behind ever-changing ...
Flying through gears provides a high for manual transmission fans. Climbing up the numbers and mating the synchros releases dopamine and makes us feel like Dominic Toretto using one of the Fast and ...
When it comes to new car innovations, it’s clear that the gear shifter is undergoing a dramatic overhaul — but drivers aren’t thrilled with the results. In recent years, carmakers have embraced the ...
You might be surprised by how different your driving experience is with an aftermarket shift knob. Main photo credit: Jason Siu Speak to any seasoned track enthusiast or veteran race car driver and ...
Want to kick it oldschool and bought a second hand 90s Lexus LS400? You might consider changing that worn out gear stick knob with a new one to freshen up the interior a bit. There are quite a few ...
In this touchscreen, push-button, mouse-click world, there’s an undeniable mechanical satisfaction about driving a manual transmission. A perfectly rev-matched downshift proves to the world that ...