When you talk about the thrill of driving, it's hard to ignore its active elements: feathering the throttle, trail braking, turning the steering wheel into a gentle bend, or grabbing a clean heel-toe ...

It's a gearhead given: the faster you can rip through the gears, the faster you get from point A to point B. We submit that this is true for any transmission, whether manual or automatic. Even those ...

Lexus has officially unveiled its new Lexus IS family: The IS 250 features a 2.5-liter V6 engine and either a six-speed manual transmission, or a new six-speed automatic transmission with steering ...

Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

With its direct-drive transmission, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt's lone steering-wheel-mounted paddle has no effect on the gearbox's given ratio. Instead, drivers hold the left-side paddle down to increase ...

Two separate patents reveal how the German automaker is finding ways of making cars better in every respect. Porsche patents heated shift paddles to enhance comfort in cold weather driving. A second ...

Paddle shift transmissions were originally developed for racing cars, more and more road cars are nowadays equipped with this type of transmission due to its convenient gear changing system. Read on ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global automotive paddle shifter system market is expected to post a CAGR of nearly 7% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by ...