In 1983, Oldsmobile teamed up with Hurst — the world famous company known for its gear shifters — to unleash a limited edition G-body Cutlass with an automatic transmission. It wasn't Hurst's first ...

Long before ZF bolted up the Tiptronic transmission in such enthusiast fare as the 964-generation Porsche 911, the automotive industry was coming up with fun ways to spice up the automatic shifting ...

As automakers search for ways to make electric cars more engaging, some ideas seem pretty fresh. Porsche’s latest attempt involves making its EV feel like it has eight gears despite using a ...

The Lightning Rod shifter in today's Nice Price or No Dice Hurst/Olds sports three levers that allow a form of sequential shifting for its four-speed automatic. That makes it a wonderfully weird bit ...

One car, three shifters, and what seems today, over four decades since it rolled off the production line, the strangest feature ever. This 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais may look like the perfect ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Porsche’s latest attempt to make EVs more engaging centers on software that mimics the experience of rowing through multiple gears. It’s a modern solution to an old problem. How do you give drivers ...

There's something about a gear shifter that brings the cool factor of a car to another level. The mixture of looks combined with what you know it's connected to in order to deliver more performance is ...