One of the perks of having a car equipped with a manual transmission is the inherent joy of rowing up and down the gears while giving your otherwise static left leg some exercise. Sure, shifting in ...

This maneuver takes a bit of coordination and a lot of practice. If you are now in a situation where you can do a bit of driving with no destination in mind, and, chances are, have a lot of open roads ...

Heel-and-toe shifting can help you save your gearbox, your occupant’s necks, and make you feel like a driving master. For new drivers, it can seem like a mysterious move that’s only possible in anime ...

There are certain things we, as mere car enthusiast mortals, do not deserve and will always make us weak at the knees: the aural pleasure of a BRM 1.5-liter V16 at full tilt, the stunning lines of the ...

Heel-and-toe (H/T) manipulation of the throttle and brake with the driver’s right foot is a throwback to ancient motoring days before synchromesh became standard in manual-shift transmissions. To ...

Heel-and-toe shifting is a technique used on cars with manual transmissions to help smooth out downshifts. It involves using the left foot for the clutch, with the right foot activating both the brake ...

Learn the three essential techniques to master manual transmission driving in this POV tutorial by AutoTopNL. We break down rev matching, heel and toe, and flat foot shifting—step by step—with real ...

Drivers use the "heel and toe" method to smoothly combine braking and downshifting as they approach a corner. Good drivers know that blipping the throttle between gears in a downshift to speed up the ...

Heel-and toe shifting is a pretty cool trick that you can pull out to try to impress your car guy buddies on the street. If you get it right, maybe they'll be impressed. If that passenger is your wife ...