One year ago, on September 29th, Kia America Consumer Affairs received a complaint involving a rollaway incident after a child moved the gear shifter from park with the engine off. The South Korean ...

The 1990 Mazda Miata is known for many things—its light weight, its zingy four-cylinder, and its tight, butter-smooth gearbox, just as examples—but an upscale interior? Not so much. That’s not a dig, ...

When a gear lever suddenly feels stiff or refuses to move out of park, it is more than an annoyance, it is a warning that something in the driveline or its controls is not working as designed. I look ...

It’s often unwise to mess with perfection. It’s usually even more unwise to start modifying cars without really understanding what it is you’re doing, but here I am, tinkering in all sorts of ...

Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...

Hybrid Racing's Adjustable Short Shifter Assembly is just a few years old but the idea of the short shifter itself has been a staple in the import community for a few decades. At this point, it's ...

The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

Kongsberg Automotive has been granted a patent for a rotary shifter assembly for vehicle transmissions. The assembly includes a shaft, shift knob, locking fingers, overload wheel, and a locking ...

A shifter that's not quite right can sure foul up the enjoyment of your street machine, and for the bracket racer, a shifter that works the same way every time is an absolute necessity. With that in ...

You may recall I had swapped out an old Hydromatic for a new Phoenix Transmission TH400 in the '60 Catalina I'm working on. Not long after the swap I decided to go a step further and switch the car ...