it's a shame, especially considering a manual transmission puts you more in tune with your car and the road. There are still a handful of affordable cars with standard manual transmissions ...

Fans begged Dodge to make a manual version of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, but no dice. Then one expert crafted his own -- and boy, can it move.

The Mazda Miata has always been the go-to sports car for those wanting affordable, rear-drive fun. The Miata was available as an automatic, but the manual transmission was the only way to go.