Porsche's ideas seem so obvious once they're revealed - this time, Stuttgart suggests warmer fingertips and adaptive shift ...

Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

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When we drove the Polaris Slingshot last year, we noted a few things that we thought could use some improvement. Well, Polaris must have listened, as the new 2021 model has a lot of updates that make ...

In the patent, Porsche engineers point out that automatic transmissions are "very common" and that, despite being automatic, there are times you need to change gears. Times when you want to use the ...

Formula 1 cars are not manual in the traditional sense. They use a semi-automatic sequential transmission system that allows drivers to shift gears manually using paddle shifters mounted behind the ...