: a manually operated gearshift for a motor vehicle usually mounted on the floor
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Despite her reluctance, Ava decides to show up for her best friend, and the two embark on an extravagant European trip that involves driving stick shift in the streets of Paris, high-end dining, shopping and clubbing until dawn.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026 In the American market, the list of automakers that have abandoned stick shift for good is a lot longer than those that haven’t and includes Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lexus, Jaguar, Maserati, and Aston Martin, to name several.—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026 From learning to drive stick shift and collecting vinyl records to playing board games and writing handwritten notes, the shift suggests that even in a digital-first generation, there’s a growing appetite for slowing down—and staying human.—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026 Something tells me that people who prefer a stick shift probably aren’t interested in having their truck manage its own speed through a rock garden, anyway.—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stick shift