News
Car enthusiasts fear the money shift. Even the most seasoned of manual drivers are self-aware enough to know that a money shift can happen on an unfamiliar gearbox. Which is why BMW is seemingly inventing…
Nico DeMattia / August 19, 2022
BMW 1M
It isn’t news – the manual transmission is on the way out, and everyone should be sad about it. It doesn’t take a luddite to realize that this, in general, sucks eggs. Luckily, enthusiasts are…
Steven Paul / July 18, 2022
BMW Z4
The BMW Z4 M40i is a bit of a hidden gem in BMW’s lineup. It’s all but forgotten at this point, with sales in the triple digits annually and nary a peep about it from…
Nico DeMattia / July 12, 2022
BMW M2
As BMW enthusiasts, we often complain about the lack of manuals in modern Bimmers but we shouldn’t be. Sure, would it be nice if yo could still buy a 3 Series–one of the last truly…
Nico DeMattia / May 27, 2022
BMW M5
Is the E61 BMW M5 Touring Better with a Manual Swap?
by Nico DeMattia / Date: May 22, 2022
MINI
With MINI going purely electric by the early 2030s, it’s safe to say the manual gearbox is a dying breed. It now just got a lot harder to buy a car with a clutch pedal…
Adrian Padeanu / May 2, 2022
BMW Z4
BMW currently makes one of the very best engines in the world — the B58 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six. It’s unanimously praised for its brilliant combination of power, refinement, versatility, and noise. We recently spoke about…
Nico DeMattia / April 29, 2022
BMW M3
This new G80 BMW M3 is quite different from M3s of the past, simply because it offers more choice than ever before. There are now three different M3 models you can buy, excluding the upcoming…
Nico DeMattia / April 8, 2022
Interesting
These are strange times when Toyota Supra news is technically BMW news because the current-gen Supra is more BMW than Toyota. Strange times, indeed. Nevertheless, Supra news should be important to BMW enthusiasts, as it’s…
Nico DeMattia / March 7, 2022
Interesting
Ever since I drove an electric classic Mini that had a manual transmission several years back, I’ve yearned for a modern EV with a manual. Thankfully, it seems that Toyota might actually be attempting to…
Nico DeMattia / February 22, 2022
News
When the BMW Z4-based Toyota Supra first hit the market, fans begged Toyota for a manual transmission option. While Toyota admittedly didn’t say it was impossible, the general consensus was that no such manual would…
Nico DeMattia / January 13, 2022