To mark the start of production of itsH1000 CT5-V Blackwing, Hennessey this week released a video showing the 1,000-hp super sedan going up against a stockC8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06on the dragstrip. However, instead of the typical quarter-mile run, the video shows the two very different ...
The move to electric cars looks set to kill off the manual transmission for good. EVs don’t have a gearbox as such so there’s no need to shift gears. ButToyotaseems to be developing a system that will #savethemanuals, according to a recent patent filing. Among the eight patent applic...
A pair of teenagers were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee last week, shortly after abandoning a car they were trying to steal “apparently unable to drive a manual transmission,”local authorities said. It had been a particularly unsuccessful evening for the teens. At 6.20 PM the pair tried to...
You might have already heard of the newintelligent Manual Transmission (iMT), which is being fitted to a bunch of different mild hybrid Kia andHyundaimodels. This uses a hydraulically-actuated clutch that automatically disengages the engine when you’re coasting, and on most cars with it, there...