The Honda Civic Type R and Civic Si are two of the last cars sold in the U.S. that only come equipped with a manual transmission. Check out the 6 other remaining manual-only cars.
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There aren’t many manual-only cars left in North America that are only offered by automakers with a manual gearbox and no automatic option. There are only eight of these cars produced for performance buyers still left. Honda offers two of the performance cars, the 2019 Civic Type R hot hatch, and the Civic Si. We just learned Subaru will bring back the BRZ tS sports coupe later this year as a 2020 model and it will also be one of the few to make the list when it makes its return.
Along with the 2019 Honda Civic Type R hatch, and Civic Si, the other six cars that only come with a manual-only gearbox are the Hyundai Veloster N,, Subaru WRX STI, Subaru STI S209, Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, Ford Mustang Bullitt, and Camaro 1LE. So if you want one of the last manual-only performance cars, you don’t have many to choose from.
The Type R’s sweet six-speed manual-only gearbox is mated with a 2.0-liter 306-hp, 295 lb-ft of torque turbocharged four-cylinder engine sending power to the front wheels. Honda has perfected front-wheel-drive performance on the Type R and torque steer has been seemingly eliminated through chassis tuning. The Type R is not for everyone, but it tops the meter when it comes to driving performance. The hot 4-Door hatch just received another price increase, but it hasn’t affected sales.
The 2019 Honda Civic Si is one of the best performance values in North America and comes in either coupe or sedan body styles. The Civic Is gets high marks for its sporty driving dynamics with a perfectly-tuned chassis setup, manual-only 6-speed transmission, and a 1.5-liter 205-hp, 192 lb.-ft of torque turbo four-cylinder engine. It isn’t as high-powered as its stablemate Type R, but the Si brings plenty of bang for your buck.
The manual-only 2019 Honda Civic Type R and Civic Si are getting a refresh and will be available soon at showrooms. Stay tuned.
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Would you buy one of the last
Would you buy one of the last manual-only cars? Or do you prefer an automatic gearbox?
Years ago I was having issues
Years ago I was having issues keeping myself awake while driving until I bought a rebuilt Forester. Later on it no only keep me awake but I realized that part if my back pain was the wrong posture while medium to long drive.
And the Focus ST? That's
And the Focus ST? That's manual only. As far as I know, ford is still producing them throughout the remainder of this year.
The Veloster R-Spec is the
The Veloster R-Spec is the Civic Si of Hyundai: another trim level (also manual-only) of a more common model, so if the Si made the list, how come the R-Spec did not?
The Mazda Miata comes with 6
The Mazda Miata comes with 6 speed manual. The author didn't do any research.
I believe the article is
I believe the article is about manual ONLY cars. Meaning no automatic option. Doesn’t the new Miata have an automatic option for pussies?
I think you might have left a
I think you might have left a few Porsches off of the "manual-only" list: Cayman GT4, Boxster Spyder, 911 Carrera T, 911 R, off the top of my head.
The efficiency of the
The efficiency of the automatic transmission is better than the manual so why buy a stick shift especially if you live in the city? lol
If efficiency was what we
If efficiency was what we enthusiasts were looking for, we'd all be riding bicycles. The name of the game is fun. It is much, much more efficient to have your children via in-vitro fertilization. I'd do it the old-fashioned way, thank you. Moreover, skill-free driving does not interest me. If all you want are G-forces, sit in the back seat, get on a roller coaster, or bungee jump. Driving is so fundamentally boring in the U.S. that the snick-snick is one of the few pleasures left.
Latest Mazda 3 with Premium
Latest Mazda 3 with Premium package also has Manual option.
Update this article or else you just look silly..
Vw Golf type R Maybe…
Vw Golf type R
Maybe considered a manual transmission that could meet or exceed the honda civic type R. Call it number 9 on your list of 8 cars only with manual transmission. Maybe you don’t Torque enough or torque too much. 🙂