2023 MINI Hardtop

After repeatedly topping the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s list of most stolen cars in recent years, the Dodge Charger has been replaced in the top 20 of this year’s study by another muscle car.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

The list of model-year 2023-24 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

For 2023, the Rivian R1T has the highest overall owner satisfaction in its first year of eligibility — a spot Tesla claimed in both 2021 and 2022.

The 2023 Mini Hardtop and Convertible enter the new model year with equipment and package revisions to help keep the lineup fresh, along with increased pricing.

The list of 2022 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.