FEW EUROPEAN DRIVERS wanted automatic transmission in the past, but attitudes are beginning to change. Only 10-12 percent of new cars in Europe have automatic transmissions. In the US, fileslib. "We recognize that for many Z and sports car enthusiasts, there is simply no alternative to a manual transmission." The coupe, which went on sale last summer, comes with a 3.0-liter V6 twin turbo engine that delivers 400 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 350 lb-ft of torque. 1 percent chose manual transmissions in new vehicles. many of these cars come standard with a stick shift on the least- expensive base trim. in, 37% percent came with manuals. for many manual transmission enthusiasts, this is the car they' d most like to park in the garage. used cars with manual transmission for sale on carmax. In 2020 Europe, Mobility Foresights estimated a 75 percent penetration of automatic transmissions. This was due to changes in consumer behavior in major cities, as 6-speed and 8-speed automatics became more popular.
Just 11,282 manual-equipped cars and 5271 SUVs were sold last year, a dramatic drop from figures of 168,414 and 45,880 in 2000. SUV sales have skyrocketed over the past two decades, but manual sales haven't gone with them. There were 284 individual SUV variants on sale in 2000, of which over 100 were equipped with a manual transmission.