What's the most common manual transmission car in a 25 mile radius?

"AM3R" (AM3R)
02/18/2014 at 18:18 • Filed to: Save the manuals

Let's try to keep it to new cars.

Surprisingly for me, Acura is coming up with tons of manual transmission cars. Local dealers supposedly have ~20 manual transmission ILX's. They have around 6 manual transmission Acura TL's.

Following Acura is the Jeep wrangler in a variety of different trim levels. After that is BMW (woohoo) with a plethora of base model 320i's, fully loaded 335i's, fully loaded M3/5/6/6GC, and the occasional 5 series that's either fully loaded without the m-sport package or a stripper model WITH the m-sport package.

Audi has a few 3 pedal options for me locally, and chevy has some V6 camaros for me, there's the mustang that's pretty common with 3 pedals, the occasional challenger, and tons of Mazda 3's and other economy cars with 3 pedals.

What new car is the most common with a manual transmission around you?

DISCUSSION (26)

jkm7680 > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:21

I'd say Wranglers, Volkswagen has quite a lot also. I took a look around their lot, a lot of the Jettas they had were MT.

Brian Silvestro > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:22

Kinja'd!!!

There's 40(!) Mazda3's with manuals near me.

RyanFrew > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:22

Last I checked, Mini sold the highest % of manual cars.

EL_ULY > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:23

HD trucks round these parts.

Saracen > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:24

For me it's mostly Chevy's...Camaro SS, Sonic and Cruze.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:24

All of them...

hike > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:29

Based on a Cars.com search within 30 miles (25 wasn't an option), there are a whopping 106 Mazda3's with a manual, the Mustang in 2nd with 99, and the Wrangler in third with 94. I'm most surprised that there are 71 manual Accords near me.

Also, this Viper

Kinja'd!!!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
02/18/2014 at 18:30

The most common cars I've seen myself around my parts that have MTs are Mazda3's, Minis, Mustangs, Camaros, and 90s Bimmers

RazoE > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:31

Civics. All civics. All riced out.

Textured Soy Protein > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:31

Madison, WI

1. Dodge Dart

2. Fiat 500

3. VW Jetta

(these top 3 are the overwhelming majority)

4. Mini

5. Mazda 3

6. Toyobaru

7. Chevy Cruze

8. Wrangler

9. VW Golf/GTI

10. Camaro

I wonder who the hell is buying all these manual Darts?

CPT Speedbump > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:32

I..have no idea? How would you find out such a thing without looking inside of every new car in town? lol

The Ghost of Oppo > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:33

My next purchase is going to be a new motorcycle, don't have to search hard to find a bike with manual tranny

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beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:39

Toyota has... 457 Manual vehicles for sale within 50km's of me.
150 Hiluxes.
Next common being the Yaris at 108

Next closest is Ford with 367 vehicles.. and 200 of those are Rangers.

KirkyV > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 18:46

There are 6,016 cars for sale on Autotrader within 25 miles of me. Of those, 4,554 have manual transmissions. The most common manual equipped car - indeed, the most common car generally - is the Ford Fiesta, at 896 examples.

/Europe, so cheating.

matt > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 19:09

Kinja'd!!!

Not gonna answer the question (sorry), but i now know there is one of these within 25 miles of me

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 19:11

Near Essex Junction Vermont:

1) Volkswagen Jetta

2) Volkswagen Golf/GTI

3) Volkswagen Passat

4) Nissan Frontier

5) Mitsubishi Mirage

6) Subaru Impreza

7) Mitsubishi Mirage

8) Jeep Wrangler

9) Ford Fiesta

10) Hyundai Elantra

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/18/2014 at 19:39

The above are for NEW cars, used looks like this:

1) Toyota Tacoma

2) Subaru Impreza

3) Jeep Wrangler

4) Subaru Forester

5) VW Jetta

6) VW Golf/GTI

7) Dodge Ram

8) Mazda 3

9) Chevy Cruise

10) Nissan Frontier

(#7 in the parent post should be Mitsubishi Lancer)

Niquemarshall > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 20:20

Kinja'd!!!

All over Ohio

marshknute > AM3R
02/18/2014 at 20:55

1) BMW with 96 examples

2) VW with 83 examples

3) MINI with 71 examples

What's most surprising is that all 7 Ferrari's within that radius have a proper 3-pedal manual. Almost every Ferrari with paddles is falsely advertised as having a "manual transmission."

Oh, and this is one of those seven Ferrari's!