Priced about the same as the Honda Civic, the 2013 Ford Focus have been given thumbs up for handling. Ford Ford (F) has extended the warranty on the DPS6 transmission of its Focus and Fiesta vehicles.

Too bad more people don't drive cars with manual transmissions. Skipping the PowerShift automatic in the Focus and getting a stick instead eliminates one of the car's biggest annoyances. It also just ...

This story has been edited to correct a mischaracterization of wording in the memo from Ford Motor Co. to its dealers regarding Focus and Fiesta transmissions. Ford Motor Co. quietly notified dealers ...