The new Jeep Wrangler model arrived with only a six-speed manual transmission ... in the U.S. shows that automatic cars were much more popular in 2023, and the stick shift remains a dying breed ...

And many drivers find driving with a stick more engaging and fun. We have bought several sets of test cars of different types with both manual transmission and automatic transmissions and run them ...

But more importantly, van Doveren wants this Jeep to prove ... the switch to a stick-shift transmission and suspension revisions make this build even more special than the automatic Hemi-powered ...