That said, perhaps the sweetest Compass of all to drive on the street will end up being one
of the manual transmission models.
Not exact matches
AWD
models with the automatic
transmission are rated 22/29/24 mpg; the 2018
manual with AWD wasn't rated as
of publication.
With the exception
of the rear - drive BRZ coupe and vehicles equipped with a
manual transmission, the EyeSight active safety suite is available on every Subaru
model sold in the U.S. market.
2.0 T
models will offer the choice
of either a six - speed automatic or a six - speed
manual transmission, whereas 3.6 L
models are automatic - only.
The second - generation Toyota Safety Sense system, launching in the middle
of next year on certain
models, adds a pre-collision system with day / night pedestrian protection and day bicycle detection function, lane - departure alert with steering assist, lane - tracing assist, road sign assist and full - range dynamic radar cruise control (except on
manual transmission cars and trucks) with enhanced forward recognition and acceleration / deceleration.
Five - door
models are # 400 more and those with VW's automated
manual transmission add # 900 to the price
of the equivalent
manual.
In Versa S
models, the engine is mated to either a five - speed
manual that returns fuel economy
of 27/36 mpg (city / highway), or a four - speed automatic
transmission good for 26/35 mpg.
Every Alltrack has a 199 - hp, 1.8 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine with 170 lb - ft
of torque, and the SE we're in is equipped with a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic
transmission, like all other Alltracks you'll be seeing in the near future; the 6 - speed
manual transmission won't launch until early next year, when it will be available only on S and SE
models.
As one
of only 137 1970 Challenger R / T
models with the 426 Hemi engine and a four - speed
manual transmission, this Dodge was already pretty special when Escalante's father bought it new after falling in love with the car at the Detroit auto show.
The combination — the most powerful
model Acura offers, paired with electronically controlled all - wheel drive and a clutch pedal — is enticing on paper, but in an age
of declining
manual -
transmission sales, it's also a little perplexing.
The idea
of the new trim level is simply to provide a cheaper
model, without forcing buyers to get a
manual transmission.
While Jaguar believes it isn't taking a big risk with the
manual transmission, and around a fifth
of UK sales could be the
manual model, it's still flying in the face
of an industry that's increasingly heading towards automatic
transmissions.
The most basic trim level is the 1.6 S MT (for
manual transmission), which carries a base price
of $ 11,750; this is the only
model available with a stick shift, and no options besides paint color are offered.
MSRP (with destination): $ 31,970 PRICE AS TESTED: $ 37,805 ENGINE: 3.6 - liter DOHC V - 6 Horsepower: 285 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque: 260 lb - ft @ 4800 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unli
TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed
manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unli
transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic
transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unli
transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one
of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call
of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited
model.
Hyundai says that 35 percent
of Veloster buyers pick the Turbo
model rather than the standard 138 - hp hatchback, and that a full 25 percent
of shoppers opt for a
manual transmission.
The redesigned Cruze has been a long time coming — the U.S.
model first was shown back in June 2015 — but it's on sale now and has a starting price
of $ 17,495 (including an $ 875 destination charge) for a base L trim level with a
manual transmission.
The Outlander Sport is one
of the few small crossovers that can be had with a
manual transmission, albeit only in the front - wheel - drive base
model.
Buyers still choose between a 148 - hp, 2.0 - liter inline - four engine and a 168 - hp, 2.4 - liter inline - four engine, both
of which mate with a continuously variable
transmission (a five - speed
manual is available on the base front - drive
model) and either front - or all - wheel drive.
Just a few years ago you could get a Sentra SE - R sport compact or even an Altima V - 6 sedan with a
manual transmission, but now the recent redesigns
of Nissan's core
models (which make up 70 percent
of the brand's U.S. sales) favor mass appeal over driving excitement.
It can be difficult to make a virtue out
of cheapness in any segment
of the car market these days, yet the 2016 Scion iM makes its case convincingly at a base price
of $ 19,255 for the
manual transmission model and $ 19,995 for the automatic.
On
manual -
transmission models, the engine now makes 205 hp and 156 lb - ft
of torque, up from 200 hp and 151 lb - ft.
And like its sister
model, the SS 1LE doesn't benefit from any additional horsepower — 455 hp, 455 lb - ft
of torque — and the only available
transmission is a six - speed
manual finished with a 1LE - specifc short shifter.
Credit the low curb weight — around 2,330 pounds for
manual transmission models — and an impressive (for a Miata) 148 lb - ft
of torque.
This engine offers good gas mileage with either the standard five - speed
manual or available four - speed automatic — 25/34 mpg city / highway, regardless
of the
transmission — but Kia also offers a $ 600 Fuel Economy Package for automatic EX
models that boosts gas mileage to 27/36 mpg, thanks to enhancements like a five - speed automatic instead
of a four - speed, plus low - rolling - resistance tires and aerodynamic improvements.
Nissan introduced its first full - size truck in 2003, with an interesting strategy: Every Titan had a 5.6 - liter, 300 - horsepower V - 8 with a five - speed automatic
transmission — no V - 6, no
manual transmission, nothing resembling the sort
of stripped - down work truck Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, GMC, and Toyota offered as entry - level
models.
When Mazda's highest - volume car went in for a redesign for the 2010
model year, it emerged with a more powerful engine (in the «s»
models, at least), an additional gear for its
manual and automatic
transmissions, a plethora
of new luxury features, and new styling led off by a front end that West Coast editor Jason Cammisa described as «an anime gremlin wearing an I've - been - naughty grin.»
Plans to make a
manual transmission available for the rest
of the Ferrari
model line were almost immediately scuttled.
Even in the top spec 911S version
of the Targa, there's just 180 hp (SAE gross) but fortunately there are only about 2,400 pounds to move, and the five - speed
manual transmission on the S -
model helps to amplify the engagement factor.
Even still, the EV version
of Ford's compact still costs more than twice as much as a base
model Focus S sedan with a
manual transmission.
It costs $ 19,815 with a
manual transmission and $ 20,915, increases
of just $ 100 compared to the 2014
model.
Weighing in at a bantam 2,332 pounds for the
manual - equipped
model, and 2,381 for the automatic
transmission model, the new 2016 Miata is by far one
of the lightest sports cars on the market in the U.S. today.
As an everyday car capable
of reality - bending performance, the two 2012 911 Carrera S
models we drove (one with a
manual transmission, one with a PDK dual - clutch automatic) easily trump the previous 911.
You can have your Golf R with a
manual transmission — Volkswagen expects about half
of Golf R owners will once the 2016
model arrives in September — but the DSG - equipped R is just as fun as the stick - shift
models we drove on tracks, and it's quicker to 60 mph by almost half a second.
Purists will demand a
manual transmission,
of course, but that's only available on sedan
models with the four - cylinder.
The new car starts at just 2,332 pounds with a
manual transmission, representing a drop
of 148 pounds compared to the lightest 2015
model.
Although the restyled 2011 Volvo C70's base price — $ 40,800, including destination — is practically unchanged from the 2010
model, an added $ 4000
of standard content may make it a better value.For 2011, Volvo dropped the standard 6 - speed
manual transmission, opting instead to make the 5 - speed auto
He committed to an electrified
model on the horizon (probably the RapidE), a mid-engine
model, a reborn Lagonda brand, and the continual presence
of at least one
manual -
transmission - equipped
model in the lineup.
For S
models, it is pretty much limited to air conditioning, power windows and locks, keyless entry, and a four - speaker audio system, for a base price
of $ 16,770, including destination, for
manual transmission cars.
The new
manual transmission does subtract $ 1050 from the entry price
of s
models, with the s Touring sedan starting at $ 24,940 and the s Touring hatchback now starting at $ 25,140, both with destination.
The last Audi TT RS came to the U.S. in a limited run
of 500 units, and so Audi didn't bother changing out the Euro
model's standard six - speed
manual transmission.
Buyers who opt for the 2015 Jetta TDI will enjoy the 150 - hp engine's beefy 236 lb - ft
of torque, while their wallets will appreciate its 32/45/37 mpg (city / highway / combined) rating with a
manual transmission — up from the 2014
model's 30/42/34 mpg ratings.
Exclusive to
manual -
transmission models, the 2017 Subaru BRZ's 2.0 - liter naturally aspirated boxer four - cylinder now cranks out an additional 5 hp and 5 lb - ft
of torque for a total
of 205 hp and 156 lb - ft.
Manual transmission models have a fairly conventional control layout but the automatic versions have a neat party trick, including an aircraft throttle - style low - mounted handbrake and dash - mounted gear selection buttons, both
of which clear space for the front seat to become a bench.
A choice
of six - speed
manual, seven - speed dual - clutch and eight - speed tiptronic automatic
transmissions are available depending on the
model.
The Sport and Touring
models are offered with the choice
of either a 6 - speed
manual or 6 - speed automatic
transmission, while the top -
of - the - line Grand Touring is only offered with a 6 - speed automatic.
1995 saw the introduction
of the targa body, while the 3.0 - liter V6 and 5 - speed
manual transmission remain unchanged from earlier
models.
According to USA Today, in 2007, 693
models of new vehicles sold in the U.S. were available with
manual transmissions.
While the automatic
transmission models have been developed to select the right gear at the right time depending on the mode chosen in the JaguarDrive Control ™ system and according to driving style, enthusiasts will make the most
of manual shift control using the steering wheel - mounted paddles.
I would really like to see a greater range
of standard features with the
manual transmission model and more acceleration power when shifting from gear to gear.
Sportback GTS
models feature Mitsubishi's efficient 2.4 - liter engine with 168 horsepower and 167 pound - feet
of torque, mated to either a five - speed
manual or six - speed CVT automatic
transmission.