A British Ferrari specialist is selling a collection of five Prancing Horse tied to the development of the paddle-shift ...

When you talk about the thrill of driving, it's hard to ignore its active elements: feathering the throttle, trail braking, turning the steering wheel into a gentle bend, or grabbing a clean heel-toe ...

I've been using the S2T paddles in the MK6 Volkswagen gti daily and although they cost a premium compared to the various ...

Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a ...

A five-strong Ferrari collection that highlights the development of the Scuderia’s paddle-shift transmissions from F1 to the road is headed for sale. Offered by U.K. specialist Furlonger, in ...

ASHFORD, England, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique collection of ultra rare and historically significant Ferrari F1 ...

It's a gearhead given: the faster you can rip through the gears, the faster you get from point A to point B. We submit that this is true for any transmission, whether manual or automatic. Even those ...

Years ago, manual transmissions were the only choice for performance sports cars, including F1. But in the 1980s, F1 cars began to change to paddle shifters, with Ferrari being the technology leader ...

Tell us if this has ever happened to you: You pull away from the light, wait a moment, then stomp the gas. Right when you're expecting the rpm to soar and the g-force to push you back in the seat, the ...

With its direct-drive transmission, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt's lone steering-wheel-mounted paddle has no effect on the gearbox's given ratio. Instead, drivers hold the left-side paddle down to increase ...

In the late ‘80s, Ferrari engineers — never shy about taking risks — installed small paddles flanking the steering wheels on Enzo’s Formula One race cars. The idea was to allow the driver to shift ...

Paddle shift transmissions were originally developed for racing cars, more and more road cars are nowadays equipped with this type of transmission due to its convenient gear changing system. Read on ...