A friend of mine who was born outside the US, and has done extensive traveling, once told me that outside of America, automatic transmissions are commonly referred to as “American transmissions.” That being said, manual transmission cars, while on the decline in this country, are still here, with no sign

The clutch is that part of your vehicle that controls the slippage between the engine and the transmission.  The vehicle’s wheels don’t spin when the engine does, so the function of the clutch is to let the wheel disconnect from the engine.  This will allow the driver to change gears