Every Performance Car You Can Still Buy With a Manual Transmission In 2025
The manual transmission is a dying breed. With automatics offering an edge in performance while electric cars and hybrids slowly start dominating the market, the market for fast cars with three pedals and a stick is all but gone in 2025. The brands on this list are the last beacons of the traditional manual transmission, fighting to keep the connection between car and driver alive.
The cars in question luckily still include everything from fast sedans to sports cars and supercars. There's even one car here that was designed for maximum off-road performance.
2025 Ford Mustang GT / Dark Horse
In 2025, it seems like the Ford Mustang is the last bastion of the traditional muscle car. The Chevrolet Camaro is gone, and the Dodge Challenger has focused more towards electric and inline-6 power than traditional V8s. So, it makes a lot of sense that Ford would still offer a manual transmission option on the Mustang.
The Mustang GT and Mustang Dark Horse both have a 6-speed manual transmission available, alongside Ford's standard 10-speed automatic. In the GT, the manual is made by Getrag, while in the Dark Horse, it's made by Tremec. Both of these variants are powered by the 5-liter Coyote V8. The base model Mustang (powered by the 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbocharged inline-4) and the GTD (powered by the 5.4-liter Predator V8) are both only available as automatics (the Ecoboost only has the 10-speed automatic, while the GTD has an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic) …
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