First introduced to F1 cars in the late 1980s, paddle shifters came to the consumer world in 1995, when Ferrari implemented them in the F355 F1 Berlinetta. Other automakers quickly followed. Today ...

Owners of the 2023 Maserati Grecale SUV may be surprised to learn that squeezing the right-hand, or “plus” paddle shifter behind the steering wheel can quickly shift the car from Reverse into Drive at ...

For a long time hot rodders have had to make tough choices. One of these was choosing between a manual and automatic transmission. For the road course nothing beats rowing through the gears manually.

While electric performance cars have gotten quite fast, especially when it comes to driving in a straight line, they still struggle to replicate the engaging feel of a regular sports car. Missing are ...

It’s tough for a compact SUV to find its place in a family that exalts horsepower and burnouts the way Dodge does. But the Hornet makes a solid effort, with the plug-in hybrid Hornet R/T generating a ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Love the thrill of sporty driving but on a budget? Paddle shifters, once reserved for high-end performance cars, are now making their way into budget-friendly models, offering a more engaging driving ...

Two separate patents reveal how the German automaker is finding ways of making cars better in every respect. Porsche patents heated shift paddles to enhance comfort in cold weather driving. A second ...

With features usually seen in more expensive cars and segment-first paddle shifters, the Tiago offers excellent value for money, says Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com.