2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata

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.

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.

The current cream of Mazda’s engine crop is the turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder available in nearly every vehicle Mazda makes and standard in one, the CX-9.