Entries by Gabrielle DeSantis

The Least Reliable Manual Transmission Cars

by Gabrielle DeSantis

by Gabrielle DeSantis Cars with a manual transmission are usually considered to be pretty reliable. That’s especially true in today’s world of highly complicated dual-clutch and automatic transmissions. However, some brands still haven’t quite stuck the landing on stick shifts. Or, worse still, that manual gearbox is paired to an otherwise unreliable car. Are manual transmissions […]

How the McLaren MP4-12C Got Its Weird and Complicated Name

by Gabrielle DeSantis

by Gabrielle DeSantis McLaren has released several supercars since their first official production model designed solely by McLaren, the McLaren MP4-12C, but the McLaren naming scheme is a bit more than confusing to some fans. Unlike supercar and hypercar companies that name their vehicles after animals that inspire them, Latin words, or dearest family members, like […]