The manual transmission is dying—and nobody wants to admit why.
I broke my first stick shift in under 10 seconds, but that feeling of pure control was unforgettable. Today, less than 2% of cars sold in the U.S. have a manual gearbox. EVs, automatics, and cost-cutting killed it. But did we just vote the most fun way to drive into extinction?
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Semiweekly
- PublishedSeptember 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC
- Length15 min
- RatingClean
