I think that's a pretty good list. Clearly manuals are being offered on models that are designed to give a sporty driving experience and at this point, that's all a manual is for.
Plus you've got cheap econo cars that keep on with the legacy of manuals being cheap to produce and deliver better fuel economy.
The only thing I can hope for, besides these offerings not dwindling further, is for supercar makers like Mclaren, Ferrari and Lamborghini to get in on the action. I do understand that they don't do this because they don't sell, but couldn't at least one of them make a run at the Porsche GT monopoly on wealthy sports car owners who insist on manual?
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