
Four is a number worth sitting with. It reflects the combined pressure of declining stick-shift literacy among new American drivers and the industry's accelerating shift toward electrification — two forces pulling in the same direction. For enthusiasts, the practical takeaway is clear: the window to buy a new manual sports sedan in the US is closing, not gradually but on a fixed timeline. What remains on that list of four is worth knowing if a rowing-your-own daily driver still matters to you.
The manual transmission is rapidly becoming an endangered animal. Although beloved by enthusiasts, and still the