In the 21st century, automatics have become widely available, making the need to drive a manual car unnecessary. The automatic transmission is the most common type of car because it is much easier to engage. Before the automatic car was made, only manual cars were available. Many people will never have the chance to learn how to drive a stick shift in their lifetime. Therefore, in order to better understand a manual car and how it works, you must first understand the importance of how to drive it, how it works and the three key concepts: energy, work and torque. In order to learn how to drive a manual car, it takes a lot of practice because of the simple grease, there is a lot more to it than an automatic. The difference between the two types of cars is that the automatic transmission does all the work for you, while in a manual transmission you have to do it yourself. Some parts of a manual car are the clutch (4, 5 or 6 speed), steering wheel and lever. Some other parts of the two cars, such as the transmission, petals, pistons and crankshaft, constitute the two automobiles. To drive a stick shift, you must first turn on the car. To do this, you need to push the clutch all the way in and insert the key into the transmission. Once the car starts, you must release your emergency brake. During this time, be careful not to release the clutch or you will stall. In this case you need to turn off the car and restart it making sure it is first every time you start. When you take off in manual mode, you need to give it enough gas and slowly release the clutch until the car starts to pull. Give the car more gas to accelerate to the desired speed. Watch the RPMs so that when it reaches about three revs, you let off the throttle completely. You have to release the gas slowly and...... middle of paper ...... popular in our generation. Four speeds seem to be losing popularity because they are not as fast or efficient as fives, much less six speeds. Many people think that driving a stick shift is much more fun and entertaining because you are constantly doing something. All your attention is on the road, so you know when to shift and what your car needs to do. When you drive a stick shift, you change all gears manually. This means you do all the work for your car, it saves gas. While driving an automatic car, the car shifts all the gears for you, this in turn uses more gas in your car. All different types of cars can be manual, but six-speed manuals are the most complex. Knowledge about driving manual cars has disappeared. Before the invention of automatic cars in the early 1900s, there were only