Manual Transmission

We had coasters around the house growing up, but I never used them unless I needed something to fling at my brother’s head. I’m not a fan of coasters, but I am very much a fan of carbon fiber and manual transmissions.…

If you’re on the lookout for a fun to drive car with a decent amount of power and a manual gear box, the new 2017 Honda Civic Hatch might be just the ticket.…

If the only thing keeping you from buying a new Audi A4 has been the fact that you couldn’t get it with a manual transmission, get out your checkbook.…

There are some adages in the automotive realm that never seem to go away. For example, it’s always more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow – which is true.…

The Tacoma TRD Off-Road isn’t a new vehicle to us here at 95octane. Paul spent some quality time in the Tacoma line last year, but there was one thing those vehicles didn’t have.…

Pickup trucks, whether they be heavy duty, regular duty, or midsize have advanced significantly over the past few years. Where they once just used to be a work tool with some nice features that you could live with everyday, they now are full-blown Mercedes-Benzes with a pickup truck bed attached.…

If all you want is the fastest shifting and flappy paddles to do all the hard work, you can get that in most exotic sports cars in the world.…

I’m a big fan of manual transmission cars in every scenario this side of bumper-to-bumper traffic. A stick can get tedious in traffic. I’m not a big fan of sports cars moving towards ditching the manual altogether.…

Having driven a BMW M3 on the racetrack fitted with a DCT transmission with flappy paddles, I can certainly see the appeal of ditching the manual in a fast sports car.…