A patent describes a genuine, honest-to-goodness gated gear selector, but it's not a part of a manual transmission.

In today’s edition of What the Heck, we have the strange case of Ford wanting to put what is essentially a fake manual shifter in its electric vehicles. The company has applied for a patent that aims ...

Three shifters, one ordinary automatic, and a 1980s idea so strange it makes Porsche's fake-gear Taycan feel almost ...

NASCAR is testing a new car design scheduled to debut in its top-tier Cup Series in 2021, which would replace the sixth-generation race car that's been run since 2013. In trying to get with the times, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The compact, organized pattern for drivers wasn’t always so easily recognized, but it has helped cars become safer and more ...

If the experience of driving an electric vehicle simply isn’t engaging enough for you, several automakers are working to address that problem—including Ford. That’s what we’ve learned this week, as a ...

There are a lot of great things about driving a 12,000 RPM Honda that is over half a century old and has no roof or interior. It is visceral; you are connected to the drivetrain and the road in a way ...

Ford is exploring ways to make electric vehicles (EVs) more engaging by introducing a simulated manual transmission. A recently published patent, titled “Shifter Assembly for Electric Vehicle,” ...

The MOZA SGP Sequential Shifter is well built and performs as expected. It can be a little noisy, but for the price, it's a great shifter to consider. If you have been into sim racing for any length ...