Friday, June 3, 2016

Row Your Own: The 12 Crossovers and SUVs You Can Still Get with a Manual Transmission

–At their inception, SUVs were the rough-and-tumble types, with go-anywhere aspirations and basic, truckish roots. These simple, durable, rugged machines usually had a manual transmission. Things have changed a lot since then. But while scanning today’s crop of decidedly less authentic, car-based crossovers and those few remaining truck-based SUVs, we still managed to find a dozen models that can be had with a stick shift. It is worth noting, however, that in only seven of these twelve can one pair the manual transmission with four-wheel drive. Without that feature, many of these manual-transmission crossovers are hardly distinguishable from the hatchbacks they’re based on. Nevertheless, here are the twelve SUVs and crossovers that haven’t yet done away with the shift-it-yourself option.–2016 Honda HR-V–2016 Honda HR-V–2016 Outlander Sport SEL–2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport–2015 Jeep Renegade 1.4T AWD–2015 Jeep Renegade 1.4T AWD–2016 Fiat 500X–2016 Fiat 500X–2015 Mini Cooper Countryman S–2013 Mini Cooper Countryman–2015 Mazda CX-5–2015 Mazda CX-5–2016 Nissan Juke NISMO RS–2016 Nissan Juke NISMO RS–2016 Subaru Crosstrek–2013 Subaru Crosstrek–2016 Jeep Compass–Jeep Compass (Euro-spec)–2016 Jeep Patriot–2016 Jeep Patriot–2017 Subaru Forester–2016 Subaru Forester–2014 Jeep Wrangler Willys–2014 Jeep Wrangler Willys—
from Car and Driver Blog http://www.caranddriver.com/flipbook/row-your-own-the-12-crossovers-and-suvs-you-can-still-get-with-a-manual-transmission


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