Paddle shifters, also known as a flappy-paddle gearbox, are a mechanism used to control and select gears on a vehicle's transmission. The paddle shifters are positioned behind the steering wheel, ...

We can all probably nod to the fact that manual transmission cars are the most engaging to drive. It's not just the stick shift — you also need to use the clutch pedal at the right time, and let's not ...

Many cars nowadays are manufactured with automatic transmissions. Manual is not as comfortable as its counterpart, but it doesn’t necessarily stop consumers from liking the authentic driving ...

The concept of paddle shifters is pretty straightforward. When you hit the plus paddle, the transmission shifts up, and the minus paddle makes it downshift. This is the case for most cars with paddle ...

If you've done any research on current cars, you've probably seen references to dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs). And you might well have asked yourself, "What is a DCT? What is a dual-clutch ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

First introduced to F1 cars in the late 1980s, paddle shifters came to the consumer world in 1995, when Ferrari implemented them in the F355 F1 Berlinetta. Other automakers quickly followed. Today ...