The Short Version
The list of manual supercars in 2026 is shorter than almost every guide claims. As of August 2026 you can still order a brand-new manual car from somewhere around twenty models — a number that fell all year. But in the exotic tier the honest number is far smaller — most seven-figure “manuals” are either sold out, or not manuals at all. Ferrari’s 12Cilindri Manuale, the most talked-about manual supercar of the year, is a dual-clutch automatic with a clutch pedal wired to a sensor.
- Genuinely orderable exotics: four Porsche 911 variants, the Hennessey Blackbird and remaining Venom F5 slots, the Eccentrica V12 Roadster, the Donkervoort P24 RS, plus Singer and RUF commissions
- Sold out: Pagani Utopia, every Gordon Murray, Aston Martin Valour and Valiant
- Not actually manual: Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale, Koenigsegg CC850, Porsche 911 Spirit 70
- Died during 2026: Porsche 718, Toyota GR Supra, Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, BMW Z4 Handschalter
- Cheapest manual V8: Ford Mustang GT, $47,795
- Highest manual take rate: Subaru BRZ at 90%
Most Lists of Manual Supercars in 2026 Are Wrong. Here’s Why.
Search for manual cars in 2026 and you will find a dozen articles listing the Porsche 718 Cayman, the Toyota GR Supra, and the Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale.
Porsche closed US order books on the 718 on February 10, 2026. Toyota ended GR Supra production in March 2026. And the Ferrari is not a manual — it is an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic with a gated lever and a clutch pedal that are electronic sensors, connected to nothing.
So this list works differently. Every car below is sorted into one of three honest categories:
- Orderable — you can configure and order one new, today
- Sold out — real manual, real car, but every build slot is spoken for
- Not a manual — marketed as one, isn’t one
The distinction matters more than it used to, because the top of the market has discovered that “manual” is a word worth charging for. As we covered in The Analog Comeback, driver involvement has become the last real luxury. Where there’s a premium, there’s marketing.
Manual Supercars You Can Order Right Now
| Car | Gearbox | US Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche 911 GT3 S/C | 6-speed, manual only | $273,000 | Orders open |
| Porsche 911 GT3 / Touring | 6-speed, no-cost option | $235,800 | Orderable |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S MT | 6-speed | $167,100 | Orders opened Aug 13, 2026 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera T | 6-speed standard | $148,000 | Orderable |
| Hennessey Blackbird | 6-speed gated | $2.5M | ~1/3 of 71 unallocated |
| Hennessey Venom F5-M | 6-speed gated (CIMA) | $2.65M (Roadster) | Roadster sold out; other F5 slots open |
| Eccentrica V12 Roadster | 6-speed gated | Not published (coupe ~$1.3M) + donor car | 19 units, orderable |
| Donkervoort P24 RS | 5-speed | from ~$355,000 | 150 planned, ~50 sold |
| Singer DLS Turbo | 6-speed | ~$3M | Commissions open |
| RUF SCR / CTR | 6-speed | On application | Built to order |
Porsche is the story here
Four orderable manual 911 variants is more than the rest of the exotic world combined, and 2026 added two of them.
The 911 GT3 S/C is the significant one, and it is being badly under-covered. It is a manual-only open-top GT3 — no PDK offered at any price — combining S/T lightweight hardware with a power roof, a 502 hp naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six, and a 3,322 lb kerb weight. Crucially, Porsche says it is not a limited production model. That is a first: a non-limited, manual-only, open-top Porsche GT car, at $273,000.
The 911 Carrera S MT Package, announced August 13, brings three pedals back to the mainstream 911 in North America only. It is not a no-cost option — at $167,100 it is a $10,900 premium over the PDK Carrera S — but it bundles PASM Sport suspension, rear-axle steering and centre-lock wheels, offered for the first time on a Carrera S. Note that it is not a lightweight special: at 3,327 lb it is 11 lb heavier than a Carrera T. Porsche cited “overwhelming customer demand.”
Timo Resch, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, put it plainly: “While some brands are abandoning the manual, we are proud to continue offering three pedals in a range of products that speaks to different use cases.”
On the GT3 and GT3 Touring, the manual remains a genuine no-cost alternative to PDK at $235,800 — still the enthusiast’s default answer, and the car whose 80% manual take rate on the Touring made the business case for the Carrera S MT in the first place.
Hennessey is quietly the most orderable hypercar manual on earth
The Blackbird, announced on August 3 and shown publicly at The Quail on August 14, is 71 cars at $2.5 million with a six-speed gated manual and an all-new Ilmor-developed 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 making 800–850 hp and revving past 9,000 rpm. Target dry weight is under 3,000 lb. There are no screens — an analog tachometer, physical switches, and a traditional ignition key.
More than two-thirds of the run was allocated before the public debut, which still leaves roughly twenty slots. Deliveries run 2029–2030. Full details in our Hennessey Blackbird story.
The Venom F5-M remains the other option. Its CIMA-built six-speed gated manual is mechanically connected to the engine, which at this power level is faintly absurd and entirely the point. The Roadster’s 12 build slots are gone; Hennessey says slots remain on other F5 variants. We covered the car in detail in Hennessey’s $2.65 Million Hypercar Has Three Pedals.
The specialists
The Eccentrica V12 Roadster, also revealed August 14, is a carbon-bodied restomod of the Lamborghini Diablo: 19 cars, a close-ratio six-speed gated manual, a 5.7-litre naturally aspirated V12 making 550 hp, and over 3,500 bespoke parts. Eccentrica has not published Roadster pricing; the coupe was announced at roughly $1.3 million, plus whatever a donor Diablo costs you.
The Donkervoort P24 RS is the outlier on price and the standout on physics — 591 hp from a Ford-derived 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6, the Ford GT engine, in a 1,720 lb car, with a five-speed manual, from about $355,000. More than fifty of the 150 are sold, deliveries started in April 2026, and it is available in the US.
Singer and RUF both take commissions. Whether a re-manufactured 964 counts as a “new car” is a philosophical question we will leave to you.
Sold Out: Real Manual Supercars You Cannot Buy
These are excellent cars and they belong in the conversation. They do not belong on a list of things you can order.
| Car | Gearbox | Units | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagani Utopia Coupe | 7-speed Xtrac, gated, dogleg first | 99 | All assigned. $2.19M. 75% chose the manual |
| Pagani Utopia Roadster | 7-speed Xtrac | 130 | ~$3.4M. Factory status unconfirmed |
| Gordon Murray T.50 | 6-speed Xtrac | 100 (+25 T.50s) | Sold out. Secondary market ~$8M |
| Gordon Murray T.33 / Spider | 6-speed Xtrac H-gate | 100 each | Sold out since 2022 |
| Gordon Murray S1 | 6-speed | 64 | Revealed Aug 14. Cosworth V12, 12,100 rpm. Commissioned |
| Aston Martin Valour | 6-speed | 110 | Sold out in two weeks, 2023 |
| Aston Martin Valiant | 6-speed, 735 bhp | 38 | Allocated pre-launch |
Pagani’s numbers are the ones worth dwelling on. Around 75% of Utopia buyers chose the gated manual over the automated alternative — on a $2.19 million car where the manual is objectively slower. The seven-speed was developed with Xtrac rather than taken off a shelf because, as commercial director Hannes Zanon put it, it meant developing specific components Pagani “can’t find in the market.”
Values tell the same story we documented in our 2025–2026 exotic marketplace report. Gordon Murray’s position is even starker: every programme the company has announced is fully subscribed. The S1, revealed the same week as the McLaren McL 6GT, is 64 cars with a bespoke 4.2-litre Cosworth V12 spinning to 12,100 rpm in a sub-1,000 kg chassis — each one personally commissioned. If you are reading about it here, you are not getting one.
Not Actually Manuals
Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale
This is the important one, because it is the car most people now believe is a manual Ferrari.
The 12Cilindri Manuale has a gated shifter and a clutch pedal. Neither is connected to a gearbox. Ferrari calls the system “Manuale By-Wire”: both controls are electronic sensors feeding the car’s standard eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. Above 60 mph and under launch control it will shift itself into seventh and eighth.
To its credit, Ferrari built in the ability to stall it — which tells you the company understands precisely what it is simulating. 1,499 units, from around €590,000, roughly €200,000 over a standard 12Cilindri, effectively sold out, deliveries from early 2027.
Whether that is heresy or clever engineering is a genuine debate. What it is not is a manual transmission.
The others
- Koenigsegg CC850 — the “Engage Shift System” simulates a nine-speed manual through the Light Speed Transmission. 70 units, sold out instantly in 2022.
- Porsche 911 Spirit 70 — widely miscategorised. It uses the T-Hybrid GTS powertrain, which is PDK-only; Porsche says the hybrid’s torque delivery requires computer-controlled clutch engagement. 1,500 units at $240,000, no manual available.
- Aston Martin Valen — revealed August 14 at a reported £1.5 million, 150 units, 838 bhp, which Aston claims makes it the most powerful front-engined production car ever built. Automatic only. A widely-circulated pre-Quail rumour claimed Aston would launch a 150-unit manual GT; the unit count and base car matched, the manual did not exist.
- Sequential gearboxes — the Praga Bohema (Hewland), Ariel Atom 4RR (Quaife, pneumatic paddles) and most Radicals are sequential, not H-pattern. Wonderful; different thing.
What Died in 2026
This year was brutal. Seven nameplates lost their manual between February and May alone:
- Porsche 718 Cayman / Boxster — US order books closed February 10. 144 cars remained in dealer stock. Manual take rate had been 43–46%.
- Toyota GR Supra — production ended March 2026, with a 65% manual take rate. A successor is confirmed but undated.
- Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing — orders closed the week of April 20. The manual was standard; the automatic cost $2,275 extra. Take rate had climbed to 61%.
- BMW Z4 M40i Handschalter — Final Edition built February to April only. No successor.
- Honda Civic Si and Acura Integra A-Spec — paused after MY2026 over 2027 EPA certification. Honda says both will return; no date. Type R and Type S are unaffected.
- VW Jetta GLI — 2026 is the last manual Volkswagen in America, despite the take rate climbing from 38% to 44.9%.
The Attainable Tier
You do not need seven figures. Most of the best manuals on sale cost less than a 911’s options list.
| Car | US Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | from $30,430 | Manual standard on all trims. 70% take rate |
| Toyota GR86 | from $30,800 | Auto costs $1,100 extra |
| Subaru WRX | from $32,495 | America’s last manual AWD sports sedan |
| Mazda3 2.5 S Premium | $31,650 | Last mainstream compact hatch with a stick |
| Hyundai Elantra N | $35,300 | DCT costs $1,500 more |
| Subaru BRZ (2027) | from $36,140 | tS is manual-only. 90% take rate |
| Toyota Tacoma | ~$38,600 | The last manual pickup in America |
| Jeep Wrangler | from ~$35,000 | 3.6L V6 only; not offered on 4xe or 392 |
| Ford Bronco | from $40,495 | 7-speed with crawler gear |
| Nissan Z | from $44,480 | No price difference vs automatic |
| Toyota GR Corolla | from $39,920 | Only manual AWD hot hatch in America |
| Honda Civic Type R | $46,895 | Manual only |
| Ford Mustang GT | $47,795 | Cheapest manual V8 on sale |
| Caterham Seven S | $50,195 | Mazda-sourced 5-speed |
| Acura Integra Type S | $53,900 | Manual only |
| Ford Mustang Dark Horse | $64,080 | Tremec 6-speed |
| Nissan Z NISMO | $67,260 | Manual added for 2027 |
| BMW M2 | from ~$68,200 | Manual standard. M2 CS is auto-only |
| BMW M3 / M4 | $79,300 / $81,300 | Base RWD only; Competition is auto-only |
| Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing | $100,695 | Manual is $6,275 cheaper than the auto. Final year |
| BMW M3 CS Handschalter | $107,100 | North America only. Likely the last manual M3 ever |
| Lotus Emira V6 SE | $112,900 | 88% take rate — the highest anywhere |
Three of those deserve a second look.
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the only car here where choosing the manual makes it cheaper — by $6,275. A 668 hp supercharged V8 sedan with a Tremec six-speed for $100,695, in its final model year, and no confirmed successor. America’s last manual V8 sedan is on the clock.
The BMW M3 CS Handschalter is the first and only manual M3 CS, built exclusively for North America in “very limited numbers,” and widely expected to be the last manual M3 of any kind — the next generation is anticipated to be automatic-only.
The Nissan Z NISMO is the rarest thing on this page: a manual being added rather than removed, in direct response to customer requests, at no price premium over the automatic.
Who Actually Buys Manuals
Manuals are under 1% of the US new-car market. Within cars that offer one, the picture inverts completely. Figures below are the most recent published by each manufacturer, and the survey year is noted where it matters — manufacturers report these inconsistently and several stopped reporting altogether:
| Model | Manual take rate |
|---|---|
| Subaru BRZ | 90% |
| Lotus Emira | 88% (up from 86%) |
| Porsche 911 GT3 Touring | ~80% |
| Pagani Utopia | 75% (up from 70%) |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 60–70% (Mazda no longer publishes current figures) |
| Toyota GR Supra | 56% (2025, final year) |
| Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing | 61% (up from 50%) |
| Toyota GR86 | 53% (2024) |
| BMW M2 | 40% (2025, down from 50%) |
| VW Jetta GLI | 44.9% (up from 38%) |
| Porsche 718 | 43–46% (2024) |
| Porsche 911 | ~83% of trims that offer one; ~15% line-wide |
| BMW M3 / M4 | ~50% of base M3, ~33% of base M4 (6–10% of all M3/M4 sales) |
Read that against the discontinuations and the contradiction is hard to miss. The GR Supra was killed while 56% of its buyers were still choosing a manual. The CT4-V Blackwing’s order books closed while 61% of buyers were choosing three pedals.
That is because take rate and volume are different arguments. A 90% take rate on a car selling in small numbers does not save a platform from emissions certification costs. Which is exactly why the manual is migrating upmarket — at $200,000 and above, small volumes are the business model rather than the problem.
The Industry Is Openly Split
Porsche has committed publicly and backed it with two new manual variants this year. Ford’s Jim Farley has said the manual Mustang is not going anywhere. Nissan added one.
The other side is equally blunt. Lamborghini’s chief marketing and sales officer Federico Foschini: “There are a few customers that are still in love with this kind of stuff… but it’s not the trend.” Lamborghini has explicitly ruled out Ferrari’s simulated-manual approach, arguing dual-clutch gearboxes simply lap faster.
Hyundai’s Tyrone Johnson went further: “If you want to go fast, there’s nothing better than an EV. I don’t understand the nostalgia.” Hyundai is developing simulated N e-shift gearchanges instead — which is not encouraging for the Elantra N.
What’s Coming
The McLaren McL 6GT is the headline: a real mechanical manual, the first from McLaren since the F1 in 1992, with production from 2028 at around $1.5 million and roughly 500 cars. McLaren is not faking it.
An Aston Martin Vantage manual remains rumoured but unconfirmed. CEO Adrian Hallmark has said “we need a manual. We have one, but for [the Vantage], it needs to be different.” It was expected at Monterey 2026 and did not appear.
Honda says the Civic Si and Integra A-Spec will return after their pause. Gordon Murray invites registrations for future programmes and has never built an automatic.
Three Things We Could Not Confirm
In the interest of not doing what the other lists do:
- Pagani Utopia Roadster — the 99-car coupe is definitively sold out. For the Roadster’s 130 units we found no factory statement, only brokers advertising build slots, which usually means the factory book is closed.
- De Tomaso P72 — a genuine six-speed manual, 72 units, first customer car delivered, but no public statement on remaining allocation.
- Morgan in the US — sources conflict on whether the US-market Plus Four can be had with a manual, with CARB calibration cited as the obstacle. The US Supersport is automatic-only.
Our Take
The manual transmission has not been saved. It has been relocated.
It is disappearing from the cars that made it ordinary — the hot hatches, the entry sports cars, the fast sedans — and reappearing at price points where scarcity is the product, the same dynamic driving the last naturally aspirated V12s and tracked across every hypercar delivering in 2026. The Blackbird and the McL 6GT exist because 500 people will pay seven figures for mechanical engagement, not because manuals are commercially rational.
The interesting question is what Ferrari’s by-wire system means. If a simulated manual satisfies most buyers most of the time, it is the cheaper path, and others will follow. If it does not, the 12Cilindri Manuale will be remembered as the moment the industry proved the difference is real.
Either way, the honest advice for 2026 is unromantic: if you want a manual, buy it now. Six vanished this year, and none of them came back.
Frequently Asked Questions
What manual supercars can you actually buy new in 2026?
As of August 2026 the genuinely orderable manual exotics are the Porsche 911 GT3 S/C, 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring, 911 Carrera S MT Package and 911 Carrera T; the Hennessey Blackbird and remaining Venom F5 build slots; the Eccentrica V12 Roadster; the Donkervoort P24 RS; and commissions from Singer and RUF. Everything else at that price point is sold out or not a true manual.
Is the Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale a real manual?
No. The 12Cilindri Manuale uses Ferrari’s “Manuale By-Wire” system: the gated shifter and clutch pedal are electronic sensors controlling the car’s standard eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. There is no mechanical connection to a gearbox, and the car can shift itself into seventh and eighth above 60 mph.
What is the cheapest manual V8 you can buy in 2026?
The Ford Mustang GT at $47,795, using a Getrag six-speed with rev-matching. The Dark Horse steps up to a Tremec six-speed at $64,080. Prices exclude destination. The manual is V8-only — there is no manual EcoBoost Mustang.
Which car has the highest manual take rate?
The Subaru BRZ at roughly 90%, followed by the Lotus Emira at 88% and the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring at about 80%. The Pagani Utopia sits at 75% despite costing $2.19 million. Note that manufacturers report take rates inconsistently and several have stopped publishing them.
Can you still buy a Pagani Utopia?
Not new from the factory. All 99 Utopia coupes are assigned to customers. The Utopia Roadster is limited to 130 units and its factory allocation status has not been publicly confirmed, though build slots are being brokered on the secondary market.
Which manual cars were discontinued in 2026?
Seven nameplates. Porsche closed US 718 Cayman and Boxster order books on February 10; Toyota ended GR Supra production in March; Cadillac closed CT4-V Blackwing orders in April; BMW built the final Z4 M40i Handschalter between February and April; Honda paused the Civic Si and Acura Integra A-Spec after MY2026; and the VW Jetta GLI loses its manual for 2027.
Will McLaren build a manual supercar?
Yes. The McLaren McL 6GT, revealed as a concept at Monterey Car Week in August 2026, uses a genuine mechanical manual gearbox and reaches production in 2028. CEO Nick Collins has said it will cost around $1.5 million with a run of roughly 500 cars.
Is the Porsche 911 Spirit 70 a manual?
No. The Spirit 70 uses the T-Hybrid GTS powertrain, which is PDK-only. Porsche has said the hybrid system’s torque delivery requires computer-controlled clutch engagement, so no manual version exists.
Do any Lamborghinis or Ferraris come with a manual?
No. Neither manufacturer offers a true manual transmission. Ferrari’s 12Cilindri Manuale simulates one using a dual-clutch automatic, and Lamborghini has explicitly ruled out both real and simulated manuals.
Editor’s note on imagery: The photographs accompanying this article are AI-generated illustrations created to visualise the mechanical themes described above. They are not photographs of specific production vehicles and do not depict any named model. On accuracy: prices, availability and allocation status were verified against manufacturer and press sources on August 15, 2026. This market is moving quickly — several models on this page closed their order books during 2026 — so confirm current status with a dealer before ordering.
