Thursday 25 April 2019

Here Are All The 2019 Vehicles You Can Still Get With A Stick Shift

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Pundits say that if you want to truly confound a millennial, put him or her behind the wheel of a car with a manual transmission.
To be sure, not only is the number of cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles available with a stick shift dwindling, few young drivers are learning how to shift for themselves these days. To help preserve what is fast becoming a lost art, classic-car insurer Hagerty is teaming up with the Skip Barber Racing School to teach young drivers, among other motoring skills, how to work a stick and a clutch.
The newly created Hagerty Driving Academy is conducting a series of 40 events nationwide at iconic racetracks that include Road Atlanta, Lime Rock Park, New Jersey Motorsports Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. In addition to mastering a manual, students will learn accident avoidance maneuvers, drive on an autocross course and spend time piloting a number of vintage vehicles. Click here for a schedule of upcoming events.
"Hardly anyone teaches driving a manual transmission anymore," says Hagerty CEO McKeel Hagerty. "But we think it's a fantastic skill for all drivers to have.
Unfortunately, fewer new vehicles are offering manual transmissions than ever. While 47 percent of all new vehicles offered a stick shift as recently as 2006, it's now at around 20 percent. Manual-shift models currently account for a slim 2 percent of the new-vehicle market.
While manual transmissions are a dying breed they're not dead yet. We found a considerable list of model lines that continue to offer a manual gearbox for 2019. As one might imagine, price-sensitive small cars and sporty cars - especially the Europeans (manuals are still relatively popular across the Atlantic) - are the most likely to include a stick-shift selection. Beyond that it's far slimmer pickings, with only two midsize sedans and zero full-size pickup trucks offering them this year.
And at that, they can be hard to find. A manual may limited to a particular engine or specific trim levels within a given vehicle line. What's more, dealers don't usually keep many manually equipped models in stock due to the lack of demand.
If you don't mind working a clutch, here are the vehicles you can still get with a manual transmission for the 2019 model year; if availability is restricted we've noted which trim levels are available with a stick:
Small Cars
  • Chevrolet Sonic
  • Chevrolet Spark
  • Ford Fiesta
  • Honda Civic Sedan (LX, Sport, Si)
  • Honda Civic Hatchback (Sport, Type R)
  • Honda Fit (LX, Sport, EX)
  • Hyundai Accent (SE)
  • Hyundai Elantra (SE, Sport)
  • Hyundai Elantra GT
  • Kia Forte (FE)
  • Kia Soul (Base)
  • Mini Cooper Clubman
  • Mini Cooper Hardtop/Coupe/Convertible
  • Mitsubishi Mirage (ES)
  • Nissan Sentra (S, NISMO)
  • Nissan Versa (S sedan)
  • Subaru Impreza (2.0i, 2.0i Sport)
  • Subaru WRX/STI
  • Toyota Corolla (SE)
  • Toyota Corolla Hatchback
  • Toyota Yaris (L, LE)
  • Volkswagen Golf/GTI/R/Sportwagen/Alltrack
  • Volkswagen Jetta (S)
Midsize Cars
  • Honda Accord (Sport, Sport 2.0T)
  • Mazda6 (Sport)
Sporty Cars
  • BMW 230i Coupe (RWD)
  • BMW 430i Coupe (RWD)
  • BMW 440i Coupe
  • BMW M2 Coupe
  • BMW M240i
  • BMW M4
  • BMW M6 Gran Coupe
  • Cadillac ATS-V Coupe
  • Chevrolet Camaro
  • Chevrolet Corvette
  • Dodge Challenger (R/T and Hellcat)
  • Fiat 124 Spider
  • Fiat 500
  • Ford Mustang
  • Genesis G70 (2.0-liter RWD)
  • Honda Civic Coupe (Sport, Si)
  • Hyundai Veloster (2.0, Turbo, Turbo R-Spec, N)
  • Jaguar F-Type (Base V6 RWD, R-Dynamic RWD)
  • Lotus Evora
  • Mazda MX-5 Miata
  • Nissan 370Z
  • Porsche 718 Boxster
  • Porsche 718 Cayman
  • Porsche 911 (except Turbo, Turbo S, GT3 RS)
  • Subaru BRZ
  • Toyota 86
Sport-Utility Vehicles
  • 500X (Pop FWD)
  • Jeep Compass (Sport, 4WD Latitude)
  • Jeep Wrangler (V6)
  • Mini Cooper Countryman (except S FWD and SE AWD)
  • Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (ES 2.0 FWD)
  • Subaru Crosstrek (Base, Premium)
Midsize Pickup Trucks
  • Chevrolet Colorado (Base/Work Truck 2.5-liter RWD Extended Cab)
  • GMC Canyon (SL/Canyon 2.5-liter RWD Extended Cab)
  • Nissan Frontier (King Cab: S RWD, SV RWD; Crew Cab: S RWD, SV 4WD, Pro-4X)
  • Toyota Tacoma (SR V6, TRD, TRD Sport Double Cab 4WD)



By: www.forbes.com

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