The first column shifter in America was introduced in 1938, with the goal of freeing up space in the center console for a larger front bench seat. During that time, manual transmissions usually had ...

As far as a driver is concerned, one new-car manual transmission is pretty much like another. Sure, the transmissions themselves might be different in how they’re oriented in the chassis, and maybe ...

The three-speed transmission had a surprisingly long run in the automotive world: It was first invented in 1894 by French engineers Louis-Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor, founders of Panhard et ...

In recent years, car gear shifters have been redesigned to be different shapes, sizes, and in new locations. Traditionally, cars always used column shifters but a new era of design has entered the ...