Every SURVIVING Car with a Manual Transmission in 2024 // Save the Manuals! 

I was one of those who complained about the GR Supra not having a manual, since day 1. Thankfully, Toyota released the GR Supra with a manual. I put my money where my mouth was, and purchased one. It took me 10 months to find one, in the spec I wanted, without a mark up.. but I finally did it.

Unlike the internet bots that Kirk pretends to engage with, I actually do my part to save the manuals because I actually buy them. 😆

You say a manual feeling "agricultural" like it's a bad thing! I love that aspect of manuals. I also don't think auto rev matching is that cool of a feature. Learning to rev match yourself makes the manual driving experience even more fun and you feel like a total badass blipping the throttle and biting the clutch at the perfect spot from gear to gear. Manuals require a lot of practice to be driven very well and the average driver just does not have the interest in doing so. The amazing thing manuals give you is a feeling of progression. You start to learn more and more advanced techniques and you completely transform how you drive compared to when you started. My manual driving skill when I was 16 is nowhere close to what it is at 32. The experience has only become more rewarding over the years as I continue to develop my skills. Automatics just can't give you that experience.

Kirk, Thanks for putting in the manual labor to compile this list.😉😉 I have been living the manual dream for 25 years with cars built by Toyota or Mazda. With the Civic, Mazda 3, Versa etc manuals continuing, Toyota has been put to shame by dropping the manual Corolla for all but the most expensive GR. With their renewed commitment to the manual Tacoma and a possible manual 4Runner and/or Land Cruiser FJ in the works, let's hope Toyota sees the light and brings an affordable Corolla manual back . 🤞🤞

I did everything I could to save the manuals. Mine are always in the glove compartment.

Kirk, I have driven well over 300,000 miles in manual cars so far in my life and I will continue to do so until my left leg falls off. I have a ZN8 now, love it! Also, manual cars REQUIRES you to be a better driver than an auto-driver IMO.

I waited 3 months to get my 21 crosstrek in a manual. And have had 0 problems with it now running it with 110k miles. I drive a lot

I recently bought the Honda Civic hatchback with the 2.0 NA engine and a manual. Finding one was difficult; the sport touring with the 1.5L turbo was a lot more common in manual. However I really like the torque curve and throttle behavior of the NA engine over the turbo even if it's slower and has less power, because it feels like it still has enough power when you're not in the turbo range whereas the 1.5L felt like it absolutely needed to be spoiled up to do anything. I probably paid a little too much for it (no markups but I still paid for some dealer options after much haggling), mostly because my old civic was running on 3 cylinders and I needed the car. Gas mileage is only OK, I get about 26-30 running around town and between 34 and 40 on the highway. Also Honda doesn't close the throttle completely when coasting so you don't have much engine braking which is weird and screws up how I drive the car in the mountains. Also wish the car came with 16s instead 18s. The 18s are sharp but for a non performance car I'd prefer the better ride and cheaper tires of 16s. I may end up buying some 16s anyways because of that. But overall I'm quite happy with the car.

I own a 2023 ct4 v blackwing. I got it last June. Yes, it has the 6 speed manual. It is an amazing car. It was a big upgrade for me coming form a 2014 focus ST, which also had a stick. Needless to say its the best car ive ever owned, and is ALOT of fun.

All my cars are manuals and I love them. My son learned to drive on the manual and he loves them too. He drove an automatic and said it was so boring!!

Save the manual transmission.

I'll take a manual over an automatic any day.

In my world in Florida…if it’s not a manual I will not and I repeat WILL NOT drive it!

I think manual transmissions should go with conventional handbrakes, not electric parking brakes. Looks like only two of those mentioned in the vid are equipped with one, Mustang and BRZ.

Love your videos... Would love to see chapters/bookmarks to make jumping around easier on the longer ones. Thanks!

A manual V6 Camry would be really nice but it’s a shame that nobody would probably buy one

I’m glad we bought last year the Mazda Miata MX5 RF. Here in the Philippines, 22% of new cars have manual transmissions, however it’s getting more difficult. Great segment

The car i miss the most from my younger days is the VR6 manual Jetta and GTI…it was amazing! Back then you could get a Maxima, Accord, or Camry V6 with a manual!!! Those were the days…

The nissan versa in a manual is pretty good. Fixing to get a 2024 one. Had a 2023 but hit a deer and totalled it

save the rwd manuals especially

I'm an old guy who really enoyed standard shift cars. My last one was a Jeep Wrangler which unfortunately developed that frightening "death" wobble. Had to sell it. Thank you for the video of what's still available.

Mazda really should do a manual option for their AWD Turbo.

I've been driving a manual since 1969. Over the years the my cars have changed from Muscle cars to sports cars, imports and back to American performance with 99% being manuals, and as of late listening to automatics are faster and easier to drive in traffic. I prefer to drive a manual because I like too. Driving in traffic doesn't bother me, and here on Long Island we have plenty to go around. I've seen the manuals fade from the market place over the years, but I feel lucky that I've been able to still find new examples that I enjoy. In a manual it's all about the drive.

I LOVED my manuals when I had them, but a neurological disorder robbed me of my ability to use a clutch pedal. 😭

Just bought the 6-speed manual Mazda 3 Hatch, and I am in love. Its the first car I've bought that I have been passionate about and it was worth every penny. I'm not a car/driver enthusiast so the highpoints for me are the stylish exterior and luxurious interior. Its a thing of beauty. Super nice daily commuter and fun in the stick shift version.

Got a new GR86 with the 6MT and I'm enjoying it. Would prefer it if it had a Toyota engine and not a Subaru one but whatever. Need more options. Nissan needs to make a successor to the 180/240, Mazda needs another offering in the RX line, Honda should reboot the S2000. Cars are only going up in cost and most people can't afford a new one, let alone a used one in this market

I just purchased 2024 Honda civic hatchback sport 6 speed manual. I absolutely love it.

This was a good category to go over. Thanks Kirk!

12:26 as a person who owns both a fb6 (civic si) and a z33 manual, the z is a raw feeling manual. the transmission is hooked up directly to the transmission with it being rwd where the civic has bushing and other stuff in between. i thought the z felt less refined but what you realize is that it’s a raw feeling and you can really feel everything. the honda essentially has a condom so you don’t get any feel

Bought a 2024 Mazda3 Premium Hatchback 6spd MT. Cheaper and better shifting than the Civic Sport Touring Hatchback 6spd. Best manual shifter I've ever driven. That includes my 2022 BRZ.

BMW M2 has S58 not B58

Lotus Emira? Haven’t driven one in MT or auto, but guessing from what I love and don’t about my ND and Porsches I have driven, it definitely seems up my alley.

I tried to buy a manual Versa, last year. Every Nissan dealer in and near Chicago gave me the runaround.

2022 WRX owner here! At 8k miles and clutch/transmission is really smooth! I do wish it had auto rev match, but hey I get to impressed my passengers on how I dance with the 3 petals!

Now if everyone that watches this goes out buys a brand new manual. We'll get somewhere do your part I've purchased two in last 6 months. You want these transmissions to exist pick them over the automatic

Most of my driving is unfortunately in heavy traffic and TONS of stop signs, and about 10-15% on the highway for little road trips or visits to family in the suburbs. I have driven two manual cars in these conditions and in light of that, would not be interested in daily driving with a manual stick. If I were to buy a manual transmission car, it would probably be for long distance road trips to areas with fun windy roads, or if I live outside of a major urban environment. But I'm not in a position to own two cars, nor am I moving away from the city in the near future, so sticking with automatic is the best choice for me.

I rented a Bronco 2 door with a manual transmission and the transmission was nice! Throws were good, clutch was fine. Didn’t care for the digital tac tho, and the 2 door feels way cheaper than the 4 door but the trans was great!

Been driving only manuals since 1978. Currently have a BRZ. manual of course.

I've driven BMW for years and still have two in the garage but that new Grill-Billy M car is a smack in the face. It's not just the grill. The lines down the side are broken and the exhaust sticks out like hemorrhoids. Hopefully they change their ways LOL!. SAVE THE MANUAL! Enjoy your day, Friends.

Mustang Ecoboost is no longer available with a manual for 2024, sadly. Leftover 2023s with manuals are likely extremely hard to find.

Really enjoyed this video Kirk! Very informative of the manuals that are still surviving! Long live the manual!!!

I drove nothing but manual vehicles for 40 years (over 11 new Honda/Acura/Toyota vehicles in that time). My 2022 CX-30 was my first automatic vehicle & it's fine for what it is (nice 6-AT instead of a crappy belt/chain design CVT). But, thinking about buying another manual in near future in the form of the newly refreshed 2024 Mazda MX-5/Miata RF 6-MT Roadster. Manuals are just so much more fun to drive if you aren't stuck in stop/go traffic a lot, & the control you have over them is so much better than any automatic.

My 2018 Mustang GT was the only manual on the lot and it buried. Same when I bought a 2014 Camaro SS, the only Manual and it took 40 minutes to move cars to get it out.

What a great subject for a video, Kirk. Didn't think of it. The fact that

Ordered one of the very rare GR Yaris Gen 2 in pearl white just a few days ago in the Netherland. Manual transmission of course, even though Toyota is making all the fuss about the new 8 speed automatic transmission and how much "faster it is" with it's fancy software doing a gear shift... I feel like the GR Yaris especially is NOT made for automode or rather lazy mode, no matter how much they praise their new automode toy😁

Manual forever! I drive a lot, even in traffic jams and still it feels a lot better than auto (besides, in case the battery runs out you can't push start an auto)

I only buy/drive manual vehicles...! But, I don't/won't buy any vehicle built after '96... All my personal cars were built before 1980...! A 72 SS Camaro (350cid/4-speed), a 79 Z28 restomod, I guess you call it(468cid/5-speed TKO), and a 74 Camaro(original 350cid/4-speed)... My fleet of work trucks are also manuals, the F-series from 94-96 are bulletproof when equipped with the 300cid/ 5-speed drive trains... never get any Ford v8...!!! Anyway, thanks for sharing... Keep up your awesomeness...

I did my part saving the manuals buying a Honda Civic Hatchback Sport 2.0 naturally aspirated last year. My daughter turned 16, she is learning how to drive it, we practice 1 hour every day, in only 11 hours I already feel somewhat comfortable taking her out on public roads late at night and early mornings on weekend and I am saving 10K to put on a down payment to get her one 8 months to a year from now. I encourage you all to do the same. Buy new please, also used market with 30K miles or under it's almost sticker price.

I’ve got a 23 Subaru brz limited with the 6speed manual and I love it so far

The Mazda 3 hatch would be my pick. Wondering when the redesign is coming.

I'm still rocking my 06 Jeep 6 speed. Love that thing.

My 1996 4Runner was. Loved it.

Always driven a manual, so I’m not sure how much I’d miss it if I didn’t. Unless it was a sports car - I think I would get over it pretty quick though.

I have a ‘24 Civic SI and love the manual transmission it has. Very smooth and easy to drive. I previously had a Civic Sport hatch also with a 6 speed manual and very nice shifting as well.

I'm going on 75 yrs old and never owned an automatic. My 2006 Forester is my 15th car and I still have it. It's loaded but also has a manual tranny. There are no more manual Foresters or Crosstreks being made. Sort of sad.

Manuals are a lot of fun but i think you need two cars so you have an auto when bored , or in traffic . Have a manual in my 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 six pack nothing but tire smoke . Love it.

Was looking to getting a 2023 manual, but everything was marked up! We should talk about how dealerships are killing the manual by pricing car enthusiasts out of the market for a fun manual car.

I still have my S2000, such a good manual transmission!

Right now I drive a Honda Civic hatchback which is really nice. It has the 6-speed manual with the 1.5 l engine giving out about 180 horsepower. Unfortunately it has some issues with the AC in the car so I am in the market for a new manual. Thank you for sharing a pretty complete list of the current new cars available with a stick shift.

My first car was a manual transmission. 1988 acura integra rs

Im here for it!! Got my gr86 in manual looking to grab a gr corolla soon too!

Love your content! If you have a chance to drive a 718, do your best to drive the 4.0. The NA flat 6 is incredible and much more charismatic than the turbo 4. Hope you get to drive one before the they go all turbo or ev!

Looks like you forgot all of the fun trucks that are offered in manual. I had to wait 807 days from order to delivery for my 7spd manual 2022 Bronco Badlands, but after fourteen months of having her in my possession, it was worth the wait. Edit: Okay so you gave a nod to trucks in the end but I think you could have included them here as they provide the same fun factor and control of being one with your machine.

I own VIN # 1917 of a 2023 Acura Integra ASpec, supposedly order 256 of the initial 500. I’ve driven it ~14,000 miles and learned how to drive manual on it. That being said, I’m not super happy with the vehicle outside of the transmission. A lot of related to the seats (passengers have no height adjustment), road noise, etc. I already own a Tesla Model Y, I may replace it with a Highland Model 3 Performance if I like what I see there. On the fence about upgrading to a Type S, M2 is not much more, Elantra type N is a steal, Golf R, etc. - on paper, Integra Type S its a great car, but its a total miss by Acura in the real world and they are starting to build inventory on those (even seeing discounts), so I will check it out this summer. It’s too expensive for uncomfortable seats (Civic R seats are better), no onboard navigation, and a decontented vehicle including no passenger height adjustment, sunroof (Type S is not supposed to be a track car), and no driver profile memory. Last, even the fuel economy on Type R / Type S, not great. I don’t understand why you can get low 30’s when in a BMW M340 on the highway, which is heavier and has two extra cylinders (I love the fuel economy in my ASpec Manual, on a long highway trip I can get close to 40 MPG if I am easy on it). Golf R will also probably blow it away in fuel economy. I understand the cars are performance cars, but if you want to actually drive them on a trip (which I’ll argue Type S will be road tripped say more than a Type R), people do care about that. Also, people talk about the ELS stereo in the Acura Integra as being great. My wife has a Acura RDX ASpec with Advanced Package. The RDX ELS stereo is so much better in that than in the Integra. I call the Integra ELS Light. The Tesla Model Y sound system blows both ELS stereos away and its free.

I daily drive my 2023 Type R and love it so much. Got a Borla exhaust on it too!

Just bought a Versa Manual three days ago, took two months to find one. Love it so far.

Thanks for the summary!! I'm still looking forward to own a manual car and learn from it! I'm still dreaming about The Fairlady though, but I'm not sure I'll end up with it. 😔😔😔 A 4-door manual car will fit more in my current status. Hope it won't be hard to find.

I took it personally when my bf at the time said, you don’t know how to really drive. I know how to take a manual out of first but im not ready for the busy roads in the United States…. But im promised myself I would learn and buy myself a golf gti. ❤

I bought two manuals in 2022 that should out live me Cayman GTS and Corolla hatch.

I wish the Audi RS3 and RS5 would come in a manual. Also, I know these aren't cars but I thought the Tacoma, Wrangler, Gladiator, and Bronco would be honorable mentions as they all come in manual. The Jeep is the only one that offers a V6 model with a manual, unfortunately.

I got my 2024 Golf R in December. I was trying to wait for the mk8.5, but 2024 will be the last year they make it in stick. Got it for MSRP too, which the dealer said I was the last person they promised at sticker; the next people in line are paying $8k over. I used to sell Toyotas & had a deposit on GR Corolla, but after doing some deep soyl searching, I had to let it go. It's too pure of a track car & needed something that will do everything that much more luxurious touches...the GRC doesn't even have a center console, among other things.

I wonder if beefing up the metal and a slight clutch adjustment on the Miata's six-speed would be enough to handle the power and torque from the inline 6. I'm happy with my 3 pedal purchase as is though, just wish it wasn't snowing right now. Even with AWD and their fancy power management system I imagine that much torque and hp would make the mazda3 very close to the Mazda speed 3 in character. If they wanted to keep the rear open differential in one piece that is. Which is what we want but not what mazda wants unfortunately. Perhaps the RWD architecture in sedan form would handle the power cleanly enough for their liking to make that manual...

Definitely drive a Cayman S from any generation; may need a bunch of work for the RMS but only if it's not driven (both driving it reduces the chances of catastrophic failure but also someone driving all the time will probably consider fixing it). It's definitely a massive upgrade in every measure to a 370z, though i haven't driven the "z400" yet. It's also better than any generation of BRZ twins, imo, including steering specifically. Maybe not for drifting, but i know there's plenty out there with mr2s lol. BRZ back to back on dry roads with the WRX for sure won; WRX has been a personal hero car and they're fine cars, but OEM less interesting imo. I'd love a WRX and BRZ both H6 swapped for winter/summer, but I'd trade both (well, maybe not if they had the 3.6) for a Cayman S as i don't get that much snow.

Good video. For many years, finding a manual transmission car, even on models that "offered" it has been difficult. Several brands only offered a manual on the most basic model, with few if any options. They then stop offering it because no one bought it. Every car I have owned, 11, including my current 2007 Saturn Vue, has had a manual. If the government offered $7500 of our tax dollars to buy a car with manual, do you think the take rate would improve? I taught my daughter and grandson to drive a manual transmission.

Surprised the list was actually that long ! Interesting walk thru Kirk !

The 4.0 Boxster would be my pick. For now, my fun car is a Solstice GXP and my daily is a '04 TSX , both manuals.

I love my 2013 Mazda CX-5 6spd. I’m not sure what I will get after this. Not many manual SUV/CUVs out there.

I have a 2018 Forester that is a six-speed manual. It took me forever to find it. I got it new.

2007 Evo IX and 2024 BMW M3 here. Putting my money where my mouth is.

15:42 I have one of these and yea you don't dump the clutch. You need to manage it and it will come down to you working with the system. I can do some magic but the red line comes quick. The rev matching or lack there of is again a testimate to the drivers skill. Ill admit I'm not the best in the car. On the bike I'm your man. In the car I'm still working on it. But the premis is you have to goose the RPMS to what you think you will need it to be at when you drop the clutch and getting that right is a skill and then managing that while braking is another skill. On the bike its all on my hands which i find much easier to orchistrate.

95 Miata, 02 WRX wagon, 07 Audi A3, 12 Mini Cooper S, 15 WRX Limited. All have the manual transmission. 😁😁😁

BMW has a manual now for their new Z4 I believe. Convertible dark green and hazelnut interior. Limited edition?

Glad I got my boost blue Civic sport touring hatch with a manual before they stopped making them for 25. It's an awesome car. It makes it so much funner to drive.

Auto rev-matching should be on every new manual transmission car. Not so much for me, because I heel and toe downshift constantly, but for my wife, who can drive a stick, but struggles with downshifting. Why they didn't include it in the manual Miatas is beyond me.

I miss manual transmissions. You have more control over the car and it’s so much fun to drive!

M2 gets a detuned s58 not trying to be a snob.

Came from manuals until i bought a Supra ZF8. Not going back to manual after 24 years of manual driving. The new autos are no longer sloths.

I hate automatics ill keep driving my 93 ranger. It has 766 thousand miles runs great. My 06 Saturn ion only has 170 thousand and its junk lol.

I used to have an '07 mk5 GTI and would love to drive the newer gen and the new Golf R. Just enjoying my mt '23 GR86 at the moment and hopefully until it gives out on me lol

I’m doing my part…..leased a ‘24 Mazda 3 Hatch 6MT. A perfect and fun daily driver for about $30k

Currently driving a 18 civic with the 6 speed, I love it but I want to upgrade in the next couple years. Ide love to buy a sports car but I need something that will handle Canadian winters at lease as well as the civic. I don't trust the Subaru's and most of everything is out of my budget so it looks like another civic is in my future.

I have daily drive manual only, and I currently own an 2017 6 speeds Legacy. I've prepared myself to be my last manual cars before the big jump to EV robots cars in +10 years I hope..

So I Canada, where the Civic Si is built, the sticker is nearly 40k. Its a whole 10k less in the states.

Damn Kirk, now I wanna see Mazda do a purple for the Miata.

I have a 2022 Mini Countryman S that is an automatic. I so so so wish it was a manual. I have mostly had manuals, but been in an auto since 2015. Summer 2023 I went to Europe and rented a manual and not only was it more fun, even on a junky rental car, but I was a better driver! I feel much more comfortable driving a manual in snow as well! I am looking to get an Acura Integra A-Spec Tech.

Long live the 3rd pedal

My Forester 5MT is on its last legs and I've been looking for a replacement. I'm not upset to see it go because it's a pig on gas and maintenance costs are starting to balloon. I'd like a cost/fuel-efficient AWD manual vehicle to replace it but they basically don't exist. The few decently cost/fuel-efficient vehicles with manuals are all FWD only and the handful that have AWD trim levels either don't offer the manual or are so expensive I'd be spending Mercedes money. Subaru dropped the manual on the Impreza but the previous generation 5MT got relatively poor fuel economy anyways, better than my Forester but not by a huge amount. The WRX still exists but fuel efficiency is even worse AND it takes 91 octane so I'd pay even more there, especially when I factor in fuel costs over the lifetime of the vehicle.

Good thing about manuals is that i dont speed as much in urban drivings. 3rd gear in city is plenty fast with the engine reving, unlike automatic that would just switch to 4 and then 5th if you dont pay attention

F-CVT’s. I love my 2023 Honda Civic sport hatch in 6 sp MT. I also own a 2019 Civic LX in 6 speed MT. I was a loyal Toyota Corolla driver since 1988, (7 corollas consecutively) they stopped offering the MT in the affordable trims. I became a civic guy.

I have a manual…Jeep Gladiator Rubicon!