Which 2021 Cars Have Manual Transmissions?

Cars with manual transmissions have become an endangered species — but don’t declare them extinct just yet. Automakers still feature the three-pedal setup, if rarely, in today’s new or redesigned cars.

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The resurrected Ford Bronco SUV, for example, arrives with an available seven-speed manual, and Toyota offers a manual in its recently redesigned Corolla with some trick features to ease operation. Indeed, Toyota not only kept the stick shift alive for the Corolla, but it also did so for the Tacoma pickup truck and GR 86 sports car, the latter skipping the 2021 model year but returning for 2022 with a six-speed manual. 

Honda, on the other hand, has nixed the Civic Si coupe for 2021 and killed the Fit hatchback, both of which offered manuals. Shoppers looking to buy a 2021 Accord or Civic sedan with a stick shift will also be forced to look to a different model (or model year), as these cars no longer come with their former six-speed manuals. Other vehicles that go automatic-only for 2021 include the Hyundai Venue and Jeep Compass.

Excluding high-end exotics, the Toyota Corolla is one of 36 nameplates that offer a manual for the 2021 model year — a clear minority of the 300-plus models on sale overall. Predictably, the three-pedal holdouts proffer stick shifts either as a cost-saving feature on affordable trim levels or a purist’s choice among performance cars. Here’s the full list of cars with manual transmissions, either as standard or optional equipment, for 2021:

• Aston Martin Vantage
• BMW 2 Series, M2
• BMW M3
• BMW M4
• Chevrolet Camaro (all body styles)
• Chevrolet Spark
• Dodge Challenger
• Ford Bronco
• Ford Mustang (all body styles), 
• Genesis G70
• Honda Civic (hatchback only), Civic Type R
• Hyundai Accent
• Hyundai Elantra (N Line only)
• Hyundai Veloster, Veloster N
• Jeep Gladiator
• Jeep Wrangler(all body styles)
• Kia Forte
• Kia Soul
• Lotus Evora GT
• Mazda3 (hatchback only)
• Mazda MX-5 Miata
• Mini Clubman
• Mini Convertible
• Mini Hardtop 
• Mitsubishi Mirage (all body styles)
• Nissan Versa
• Porsche 718 (all body styles)
• Porsche 911
• Subaru Crosstrek
• Subaru Impreza (all body styles)
• Subaru WRX, WRX STI
• Toyota Corolla (all body styles)
• Toyota Tacoma (all cab styles)
• Volkswagen Golf, Golf GTI
• Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta GLI

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