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Do you remember the fateful day when you first got in a car ready to understand the intricate workings of a manual transmission? Of pressing and depressing the clutch pedal in tandem with operating that stick in between the seats in such a way as to keep the car going without a hitch? Nowadays, most people learn to drive on automatic cars, but we think that it’s still vital to learn how to drive a manual and these are the 10 best cars to learn everything about the more ’analog’ way of driving.
Believe it or not, out of the sea of new cars that are available for you to purchase in 2019 in the United States, only 40 are offered with a manual transmission. This may sound unbelievable to some of you, especially if you’re older and you’re used to seeing manual cars everywhere. Granted, automatic cars have been around since the ’40s but, in the past three decades or so, they’ve really started to eat into the market share of the manuals and, now, barely anybody buys a manual car. In fact, as of 2016, less than 3% of cars Stateside sport a manual transmission and many high-end manufacturers (such as Audi) have stopped selling manual cars in the U.S. altogether.
Why is it useful to know how to operate three pedals and a stick, then? Because you never know when you may have to drive one and, well, would you rather be the guy (or gal) to shrug his or her shoulders acknowledging defeat or would you rather just get on with it? I thought so… And that’s just one of the many reasons
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