My dad taught me how to drive a manual transmission in a church parking lot using a 1951 Willys Station Wagon. That might not seem like the greatest vehicle for a new driver to learn how to drive ...

Seventy years ago, 70 percent of U.S.-made cars came with a stick shift. The number is less than 9 percent today. But at least one man is on a quest to reverse that slide. Eddie Alterman loves ...

For many years the way to control spark-related engine knock was to downshift or ease off the throttle. Modern computerized engines now control it by simply retarding the timing. With that in mind, ...

This choice reflects a broader philosophy extending beyond cars—a belief that some experiences should remain unmediated by ...