While automatic transmissions are so common now that they've largely supplanted stick shifts. When was the first automatic ...

The new Ford Mustang is offered with a 10-speed automatic ... gear kickdown depending on how aggressively you step onto the throttle.” Simply put, more gears offer more flexibility for a car ...

In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas mileage by a significant 2 to 5 mpg, compared with an automatic, and can cut a car's price by $800 to $1,200.