If you've ever wanted to learn how to drive a manual transmission, here's your chance. This easy how-to shows how to get started—literally.

This might make it harder to get going — especially if you’re new to driving a manual. Like many things manual-transmission-related, an empty parking lot is your friend.

Mini hasn't discussed adding the manual to other models in its lineup. For now, the rest of the lineup sticks with an 8-speed automatic transmission that's also optional on three-door Hardtop models.

Mini USA 's manual driving survey found that 53 percent of respondents wanted to learn how to drive a manual transmission. That number increased to 67 percent for respondents between the ages of ...

As a driving enthusiast, it makes me feel that I have more control of the car when driving with a manual transmission. I searched for local high school students who prefer to shift gears.

“Fun to drive” was the top characteristic respondents most associated with a manual transmission vehicle, the survey said. And yet, half of Gen Z and 42% of women didn’t know how to drive a ...

Transmissions serve several purposes: (1) to allow engine power to be connected and disconnected from the drive wheels; (2) to multiply engine torque; and (3) to maintain the engine's optimum rpm ...