Manual and automatic transmission systems have gone head-to-head for decades, in just about every way! Today we’ll look at how the two stack up regarding repair and maintenance costs. Is there a ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...

The story goes that a quiet old lady told the bus driver going over the alps that she was happy to "stir the oil with that stick " if he wanted to focus on steering the bus during their trip. We have ...

Manual transmission options may be on the decline, but enthusiasts and bargain hunters still love them. For those who enjoy being connected to their vehicle, a manual gearbox offers a level of ...

The two main considerations for choosing a manual transmission should be fitment and whether the features of the transmission match the goals for your project. Fitment relates to how much work it will ...

If you want a shift-it-yourself SUV, good news: they still exist. The bad news is that you can count them on one hand. Last time we counted, there were around 60 remaining models on the market that ...

Engineers say the trend toward thriftier automatics is a result of automakers' trying to goose every mile per gallon out of their vehicles to meet upcoming federal fuel economy standards. And with ...

Manual-transmission vehicles were once the norm in the U.S., with 70% of American cars being stick-shift in 1942, while only 30% shifted automatically. Manual transmissions came with a steep learning ...

CARS.COM — Manual transmissions are usually cheaper to maintain and repair than automatics because the latter are far more complex and have more parts and functions that can fail, but it may depend on ...