How it actually works is that, by selecting the car's manual mode and shifting between the gears yourself, this overrides the automatic transmission's typical pattern of when to change gears. For ...

If you bought a new car and are confused what the "M" means on or near your gear shift, don't worry. Here's what is, what it does, and when to use it.

Last time I was waiting at a red light, the driver in the car next to me kept switching between D gear and N gear while ...

One commenter did a great job summing up the general sentiment that the OP’s car didn’t have some gaping design flaw that needed solving by manipulating the accelerator pedal: “You’re just simply ...

However, since how automatic transmission works is very different from manual transmission, automatic cars are advised to change ATF at longer intervals — around every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.