I’m open to hearing your comments and criticisms about my decision to buy an automatic rear drive sports car, the 2025 Toyota GR86. But first, hear me out.

The decline of the true manual—thanks to the ease of automatics and the future-tech of paddle shifters in fancy cars—means that fewer Americans are exposed to stick-shift cars. Which means fewer and ...

So the Tuatara is the fastest manual, sure. But the fastest stick shift? Not exactly. Lately, even conventional automatic transmissions are falling out of favor. One-speed CVTs have been popping ...

And many drivers find driving with a stick more engaging and fun. We have bought several sets of test cars of different types with both manual transmission and automatic transmissions and run them ...