Aside from the new Interactive Manual Drive, which simulates gear changes, there are also simulated 'engine' sounds to accompany the fake cogs, and the latest flagship version has an F Sport ...

Ford’s new electric vehicles could soon see a retro addition: manual gear shifters. A patent application from the automaker ...

The RZ has a feature called Interactive Manual Drive for a “manual-like control of drive force for an engaging driving experience,” Lexus says. The feature will synchronize acceleration and ...

The top-of-the-line 550e F Sport includes a “Interactive Manual Drive” system that gives the driver the feeling of shifting like a manual gas car “by synchronizing acceleration and ...

Although Lexus calls it an Interactive Manual Drive function, there is no clutch pedal as drivers switch between eight virtual gears when using the paddle shifters. The new RZ550e will also boast ...

Lexus' press information makes plenty of references to the company wanting to "enhance the fundamental joy of driving," so there's something called the Interactive Manual Drive, which "enhances ...

One of the most intriguing new tech that the updated RZ comes with is the company’s Interactive Manual Drive system. This is a system made to replicate the feel of a traditional manual gearbox ...

Lexus calls this system Interactive Manual Drive, and said it allows the driver to shift up and down through a virtual 8-speed transmission using paddle shifters behind the steering wheel.

Lexus just upgraded its electric SUV in nearly every way possible. The 2026 Lexus RZ now has more driving range and power with a fully redesigned BEV system. But, that’s not all. The electric ...

Notably, Lexus is introducing something it calls Interactive Manual Drive; like the system in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, it simulates an eight-speed paddle-shifted transmission and provides feedback ...