The odds are stacked against manual gearboxes. The rise of plug-in hybrids and EVs is gradually spelling the end for the third pedal. Advanced semi-autonomous driving systems and sophisticated safety features are primarily engineered to…
On several occasions, BMW has warned us that the manual gearbox is living on borrowed time. The demise of the stick shift is inevitable, primarily because of the low take rate. In 2023, only 20%…
The fact that BMW is still selling the M2, M3, and M4 with a manual gearbox has overshadowed the existence of regular models with a clutch pedal. No, we’re not just talking about the Z4…
Driving a car with a manual gearbox may be a dying art but the BMW Group is doing its best to keep the clutch pedal alive. We’re not just talking about the M division with…
Say what you will about some of BMW’s latest decisions, but it still gets some things right. One of them is the M division’s stubbornness to keep the manual gearbox alive in a digital era….
With MINI going purely electric by the early 2030s, it’s safe to say the manual gearbox is a dying breed. It now just got a lot harder to buy a car with a clutch pedal…
Whenever one thinks of Launch Control, a connection to an automatic gearbox is instantly made. That’s because Launch Control has been traditionally a feature of automatic gearboxes over the years. However, in recent years, we’ve…
We’re in a very small minority among BMW enthusiasts in that we aren’t all doom and gloom about the upcoming BMW M4 and its grille design. Is it going to be polarizing? Sure. Is it…
If you’ve been shopping for a MINI in the last year you might’ve noticed that the manual option was not available for quite a long time. The British brand decided to do a refresh of…
The BMW G20 3 Series has been around for almost a year now and the new model has been well received. The G22 4 Series is bound to show up in 2020 and there’s already…
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