This small, slow SUV doesn’t need paddle shifters, but they make the cheapest Acura crossover fun.

When you talk about the thrill of driving, it's hard to ignore its active elements: feathering the throttle, trail braking, turning the steering wheel into a gentle bend, or grabbing a clean heel-toe ...

Paddle shifters, levers you can find located behind the three and nine o'clock positions on your steering wheel, are my favorite aspect of many Subaru models. They allow you to take manual control ...

Lexus has officially unveiled its new Lexus IS family: The IS 250 features a 2.5-liter V6 engine and either a six-speed manual transmission, or a new six-speed automatic transmission with steering ...

It's a gearhead given: the faster you can rip through the gears, the faster you get from point A to point B. We submit that this is true for any transmission, whether manual or automatic. Even those ...

With its direct-drive transmission, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt's lone steering-wheel-mounted paddle has no effect on the gearbox's given ratio. Instead, drivers hold the left-side paddle down to increase ...

Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

In the late ‘80s, Ferrari engineers — never shy about taking risks — installed small paddles flanking the steering wheels on Enzo’s Formula One race cars. The idea was to allow the driver to shift ...

A British Ferrari specialist is selling a collection of five Prancing Horse tied to the development of the paddle-shift ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global automotive paddle shifter system market is expected to post a CAGR of nearly 7% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by ...

Paddle shift transmissions were originally developed for racing cars, more and more road cars are nowadays equipped with this type of transmission due to its convenient gear changing system. Read on ...