Toyota is gearing up to release an electric vehicle that will simulate manual transmission, featuring a faux stick-shift, clutch and even virtual revving sounds. Electric cars don't change gears and a ...

Toyota has decided that the way to get people excited about electric vehicles is to give consumers the illusion of driving a stick shift, fake vroom sound and all. The simulated manual transmission ...

On the face of it, an electric vehicle with a manual transmission makes no sense. EVs don't have the driveshafts or gears that internal combustion engines need to accelerate from a stop. Instant ...

The manual transmission has all but faded into obscurity here in America, and the transition to electric vehicles devoid of multi-speed gearboxes at all promises to (eventually) put a final nail in ...

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda revealed before last week’s 100th anniversary 24 Hours of Le Mans that his company’s GR performance sub-brand is developing a performance EV. Any new model from the ...

Toyota’s people have confirmed that there’s no manual-shift 2025 Toyota 4Runner. They’ve also declined to comment on if that’ll be a future offering. However, a compelling case for a stick in the ...