Mini Bucks The Trend And Will Have Manual Transmissions In Most 2 and 4 Door Models

Back in July this year, Mini confirmed rumors from earlier this year that it will delay the launch of 2020 models with manual transmissions “due to technical evaluation.” Fortunately, customers won’t have to wait too long to get their hands on a brand new stick-shift Mini as the British company has just announced manuals will be back for the two- and four-door models in February 2020.

"Starting early February 2020, customers will be able to resume ordering Mini hardtop and convertible models equipped with manual transmissions from March 2020 production. The Clubman and Countryman will follow in July,” the automaker’s spokesman Andrew Cutler recently told Car and Driver.

Car4life1 - 12/13/2019 2:41:44 PM

+1 Boost

Damn how broke is Mini? Soon they’ll buck the trend for automatic door locks/windows and call it a nod to the original mini

MDarringer - 12/13/2019 8:52:14 PM

-2 Boost

Mini is DEAD. It should NEVER have been forced into being a stand-alone brand. it should have been a model offered in BMW dealers. Minis are simply too expensive for what you get. Moreover, Minis have torque steer from hell that the GTI just doesn't.

valhallakey - 12/14/2019 12:58:43 AM

+2 Boost

I recently drove a JCW Mini Clubman and it was way better than past Mini's I have driven with respect to torque steer. It was certainly terrible and in fact we did buy a GTI instead at the time partially due to that fact (2009).

CarCrazedinCali - 12/15/2019 5:00:17 PM

+1 Boost

it's MINI not Mini... amateurs...