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 ...

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 ...

Classic cars often featured bench-mounted shifters as a standard design, a choice influenced by practicality, cultural tastes ...

While car companies have experimented over the last century with moving the shifter, it never really caught on by a majority ...

Every year, car brands will make subtle changes to new models. These changes can include new technology, more cupholders, or a new design for the gear shifter. Some of these design changes are ...

Toyota has already been working on an EV stick shift, but the Lexus concept has paddle shifters and what looks to be a Manual ...

Before drive modes, paddles, and software updates made shifting gears a background process, gear selection mattered - not just mechanically but spiritually. The gear shifter wasn't just a piece of ...

Both manual and automatic transmissions have undergone important changes over the years. In the past, cars with a manual transmission were generally able to achieve better fuel economy. That's changed ...

Save for newer Teslas, the shifter is something you use pretty much every single time you get in your car. You use it so often, you probably take it for granted. Whether you drive an automatic or a ...

Owners of newer hybrid or electric vehicles may be familiar with that unassuming but mysterious letter on the gear selector: "B." Unfortunately, it's not for Boost mode. Instead, the "B" stands for ...

Cars used to be little more than horseless carriages, but as technology has improved, that's changed. Some advances have been as basic (and crucial) as improved safety and gas efficiency, while others ...