Half Of All BMW M2 Buyers In America Are Still Rowing Their Own Gears

Strong demand for the manual M2 prompted BMW to launch the M3 CS Handschalter. The next-gen M3 and M4 are expected to ditch the option of a stick shift. It’s possible that the current-gen M2 might be the final BMW M with a manual. When Porsche introduced the 991-generation 911 GT3 exclusively with a dual-clutch transmission in 2013, many feared it’d kick off a trend that would quickly lead to the demise of the manual gearbox. We’re now in 2026, and the manual is enjoying a bit of a renaissance thanks to high-end supercars and hypercars. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== “DESKTOP”){…

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