Transmission

Honda’s Fit subcompact hatchback and Civic coupe are being discontinued, as are manual versions of the Accord mid-size sedan.

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB is polished, poised and pretty, but is there a tip-the-scales reason to choose it?

Automatics have gotten much better than manuals — not from the perspective of stick-shift fans, but in the broader sense (and the dollars-and-cents sense).

Here are recommendations for helping your teen driver how to learn to stop worrying and love the stick.

As the number of new cars equipped with manual transmissions continues to dwindle, it appears that vehicles with manuals often carry a resale price premium.

In addition to being a theft deterrent, manual transmissions are often the cheapest available option in a car’s transmission lineup.

There are 38 cars with manual transmissions, either as standard or optional equipment, for the 2020 model year.

Every July 16, we shift gears to evangelize, proselytize and, let’s face it, rationalize our unaccountable affinity for the all-but-antiquated manual transmission.

The regular Corolla sedan also gets some updates for 2021, including Android Auto capability, which joins Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa.

Toyota’s flagship Avalon sedan is getting all-wheel drive for the 2021 model year — but it’s limiting that system to tamer, four-cylinder gas-engine models.