These 34 Vehicles Still Offer a Stick-Shift in 2022. Manual transmission vehicles have become increasingly uncommon over the last decade, and much of this disappearance has to do with the latest crop of automatic transmissions. Today's automatics can shift quicker, enable faster acceleration and generally return better gas mileage than their Hyundai Elantra. Marc UrbanoCar and Driver. Unlike its naturally aspirated stablemates, the turbocharged Hyundai Elantra N Line and N continue to offer a manual transmission option. The Elantra N Nissan. Nissan is another brand that offers a manual transmission only in the base variants of its small and mid-sized SUVs. Like Mitsubishi with its Outlander, the base X-Trail ST manual also makes do with a smaller, less powerful engine - its 2.0-litre four is down 20kW and 26Nm on the 2.4-litre in the ST auto. The Compass MT offers a stellar, satisfying driving experience that is equal to a Mercedes C-Class on the open road. No.2 would be the Duster AWD - great suspension and AWD, but terribly old & outdated. You clearly don't have a budget restriction, hence the Compass MT 4x4 is your new best friend. the list of suvs that once offered a manual transmission in the us is super long, and it included the likes of the toyota fj cruiser, rav4 and 4runner, the ford bronco, the chevy blazer, the jeep cherokee, the isuzu trooper, the suzuki samurai and sidekick, the geo tracker, the nissan xterra, the isuzu rodeo and trooper, the jeep cherokee, the …