For those of you who still love to be in total control of the car you're driving, there's only one way to do it. A proper manual transmission. But it seems the American market isn't really jazzed about them, and overall manufacturing of cars with manual transmissions is on the downswing.
So, why is this? Well, first of all, driving with three pedals is a lost art. Ask your friends if they know how to rope their own gears, and the answer will most likely be "no" (especially if they're millennials). Also, it used to be the case that manual transmissions got better gas mileage, but that's no longer the case. Now, most automatic transmission cars tend to outdo their manual tranny counterparts when it comes to
Sadly, of 226 car models, only 78 of them offer a manual transmission for the 2017 model year, and here's the comprehensive list.
- Aston Martin: Vantage
- Audi: A4 and S4, A5 and S5
- BMW: 2 Series, 3 Series and M3, 4 Series and M4, M5, M6
- Buick: Verano
- Cadillac: ATS and ATS-V
- Chevrolet: Camaro, Corvette, Cruze, Sonic, Spark, SS, Colorado
- Dodge: Challenger, Dart, Ram 2500 and 3500, Viper
- Fiat Chrysler: 500, 500L, 500 Abarth, 124 Spider
- Ford: Fiesta and Fiesta ST, Focus, Focus ST and RS, Mustang
- Honda: Accord, Civic, CR-Z, Fit, HR-V
- Hyundai: Accent, Elantra, Veloster
- Infiniti: Q60S
- Jaguar: F-Type
- Jeep: Compass, Patriot, Renegade, Wrangler
- Kia: Forte, Rio, Soul
- Lotus: Evora
- Mazda: Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-5, MX-5 Miata
- MINI: Countryman, Hardtop 2 Door, 4 Door, Convertible, John Cooper Works, Paceman
- Mitsubishi: Lancer, Mirage, Outlander Sport
- Nissan: Frontier, Juke Nismo, Sentra, Versa, 370Z
