Manual cars are a dying breed, and driving one is a fading art form. Driving a manual isn't simply about changing gears — it's about the timing of the shifts, coordinating the engine speed and gear ...

So you want to shift gears like a race car driver? Well, Engineering Explained is here to to help. There's a reason we keep posting these videos, and that's because you're going to learn something ...

Active Rev Match (ARM) is a General Motors propulsion technology for cars with manual transmissions that blips the throttle to put the engine at the perfect RPM (revolutions per minute) for a ...

Amid a maelstrom of flashing lights and the loudest, most bass-heavy music we've ever heard, Nissan rolled the Z onto the stage. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by ...

Kurt Ernst August 29, 2012 Comment Now! There is a simple joy in a properly rev-matched manual gearbox downshift that’s near impossible to describe. For a brief moment in time, years of practice blend ...

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 ...

I took a look at our 2010 Nissan 370Z Convertible's logbook the other and saw a common theme developing. My colleagues love Nissan's SynchroRev Match. A couple of choice selections: "Synchro-Rev Match ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

All manual gearboxes should come with automatic rev-matching. Before bellies begin to ache, though, I should declare one essential caveat: you must be able to deactivate said rev-matching at the touch ...

Fast and fun to drive, the number one complaint with the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is its vague manual transmission. Looking to solve that, Hyundai is rumored to be testing a new unit that incorporates ...