BMW NA is fighting for manual M cars and forbidden wagons, proving enthusiast demand still matters before this era disappears ...

The manual transmission is dying. There is no other way of looking at it. The rise of electric vehicles has certainly had an ...

GENEVA — BMW could decide as early as this summer whether to begin sourcing transmissions in the U.S. for its manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, S.C., the group's largest in the world. Transmissions ...

A failing BMW transmission can sneak up on you. One day, the car shifts smoothly, and the next, it hesitates, shudders, or throws a warning light that makes your stomach drop. Paying attention early ...

Most “Save the Manual” campaigns fall on deaf ears, as automakers continue to phase manuals out of their lineups — if they haven’t completely done so already. However, there are still a handful of ...

View post: I Drove the 2026 Mazda Miata Grand Touring. It’s Even Better Than I Remember WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — OK, really, who didn’t see this coming? As soon as Toyota gave the GR Supra a six-speed ...

Unleashed in August 2018, the G29-series BMW Z4 offers a manual transmission since July 2019. But alas, the stick shift in question is available exclusively on the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder ...

BMW has been gradually phasing out manual transmissions in its lineup—even in its storied M sports cars. The rationale is simple for the automaker: Most people don’t want them anyway, they introduce ...

The 2024 BMW Z4 did not in fact get a manual transmission option, as had long been rumored. Instead the transmission choice has lagged into the new model year. On Tuesday, the 2025 BMW Z4 debuted and ...

One of the biggest debates that are still going on online is what kind of transmission you should go for on your brand new M4. Considering that you can afford not only the car but also a couple of ...

The M3 E46 is one of the most legendary BMW models, but there are still some interesting facts that get overlooked.