If you don’t know, manual-swapping a third-generation Ford Focus is generally a good move. The automatic transmission installed in the car from the factory—actually a dual-clutch—is best at ensuring ...

Too bad more people don't drive cars with manual transmissions. Skipping the PowerShift automatic in the Focus and getting a stick instead eliminates one of the car's biggest annoyances. It also just ...

Those a bit younger may look at a manual transmission and see something resembling a rotary-dial telephone: the kind of thing their grandparents grew up with that has absolutely no benefits compared ...