Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning automotive news roundup, bringing you the biggest headlines from around the globe. The Downshift sums up stories in short blurbs with ...

How much can I save by taking a mature driver course? According to California DMV-licensed Mature Driver Tune-Up, drivers 55 ...

Manuals used to be the entry-level choice. Now they are rare options on sports cars. But a few affordable self-shifters still ...

BOOKING a £9.50 holiday means you already have a fantastic lineup of on-site family entertainment right at your fingertips. However, it’s always nice to venture out and see what the local area has ...

A study led by Professor Ryuta Kawashima suggests that driving a manual transmission car is beneficial for the brain, and could help prevent dementia. Kawashima is a neuroscientist known for the Brain ...

This is how America’s cheapest gas retailer keeps its Cost-co so low. With Middle East tensions sending gas prices surging, shoppers have turned to an albeit inconvenient source for a low-cost refill ...

Drivers across the UK are being warned that their everyday prescription medications could land them a mandatory 12-month driving ban, an unlimited fine, and even a criminal record under strict ...

The days of the manual gearbox look to be numbered. Research from USwitch indicates that the next generation of drivers is focused on an automatic future. But is that a choice that comes at a cost? UK ...

Learning to drive a manual transmission may have been a rite of passage for older generations, but not everyone is familiar with driving a stick. Manuals, which are called stick shifts in the U.S., ...

Driving a 'cheap' Porsche Boxster across the USA: Road trip, cities, and Rocky Mountain Experience scenic drives, unexpected moments, and the thrill of taking a budget Porsche on an epic ...

Conference visitors inspect a damaged Iranian-made Shahed drone in Ukraine, June 2025. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Some of Ukraine’s best-known drone military commanders and experts will be visiting ...