When you're first learning to drive a manual transmission, simply getting the car to roll forward without violently stalling feels like the biggest challenge in the world. Eventually, though, you get ...

Heel-and-toe shifting is a technique used on cars with manual transmissions to help smooth out downshifts. It involves using the left foot for the clutch, with the right foot activating both the brake ...

In an age where modern sports cars have paddle shift transmissions and computers that measure engine speed every millisecond, the art of rev matching is disappearing along with the manual transmission ...

One of the perks of having a car equipped with a manual transmission is the inherent joy of rowing up and down the gears while giving your otherwise static left leg some exercise. Sure, shifting in ...

This maneuver takes a bit of coordination and a lot of practice. If you are now in a situation where you can do a bit of driving with no destination in mind, and, chances are, have a lot of open roads ...

Heel-and toe shifting is a pretty cool trick that you can pull out to try to impress your car guy buddies on the street. If you get it right, maybe they'll be impressed. If that passenger is your wife ...

Now you can get the top stories from Gizmodo delivered to your inbox. Enter your email below. This manoeuvre takes a bit of coordination and a lot of practice. If you are now in a situation where you ...