We talk to Chief Engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto about what makes the GR Corolla's new automatic transmission work. For years, Americans salivated over the GR Yaris. We watched lustfully as Toyota's feisty ...

Manuals are a dying breed in the modern car market. Especially in North America, most of the cars that are sold have an automatic transmission, but we're not here to talk about manuals vs. automatics.

One of the most fulfilling parts of driving a car is shifting gears. Enthusiasts like us yearn for open, twisty roads, going through the gears and surfing a wave of torque. Yet, most of us are stuck ...