{"id":2028,"date":"2025-06-09T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:28:50","slug":"only-3-of-you-chose-manual-so-mini-is-dropping-it-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/only-3-of-you-chose-manual-so-mini-is-dropping-it-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 3% Of You Chose Manual So Mini Is Dropping It For Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cobb-testfest-021122-19454v2-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mini confirms manual transmissions are no longer offered due to low demand.<\/li>\n<li>No plans exist to reintroduce manuals amid tightening EU7 emissions standards.<\/li>\n<li>The company&rsquo;s shift away from manuals reflects a global decline in stick shift cars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/mini-cooper\/\">Mini Coopers<\/a> were never the fastest cars, the sleekest looking, or the most economical. What they <em>did<\/em> offer was something harder to define but more rewarding: sharp handling, a playful chassis, and a genuine sense of connection behind the wheel. For years, that experience came with the option of a manual gearbox. But that final link to enthusiast driving is now officially gone. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite a short-lived spike in demand when it returned, Mini has confirmed its lineup will stick with automatics for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/america-last-manual-transmission-car-ends\/\">America Just Lost Its Last 5-Speed Manual Gearbox Car<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We knew long before it happened that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/mini\/\">Mini<\/a> was ditching three pedals. As early as mid-2023, the brand confirmed it would move away from manual gearboxes. Still, it stuck around a little while longer, even making an appearance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/10\/ice-powered-2025-mini-john-cooper-works-debuts-with-the-same-power-but-more-torque\/\">convertible version of the Mini Cooper JCW<\/a>. But that was the final hurrah. Since then, the manual has been completely absent, and a new report confirms it&rsquo;s not coming back anytime soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>According to<a href=\"http:\/\/drive.au\"> Drive.com.au,<\/a> Mini <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/australia\/\">Australia<\/a> and New Zealand head of product, James Orlov, confirmed it once again in a recent meeting. &ldquo;For the end of the previous generation, [the manual] was part of the uncertainty with wiring harnesses out of the Ukraine, [that] situation meant that we had to prioritize the volume mover, which was the automatic,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only 1 in 30 Buyers Chose a Manual<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the new generation, it was not prioritized at all. And as we move towards EU7 [emissions rules] in Europe, that will probably see further development in that regard,&rdquo; he continued. Evidently, just three people in a hundred would select the stick shift when given the option. That kind of low sales volume just doesn&rsquo;t justify all the testing and certification an automaker must go through to sell such a car.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024-MINI-JCW-1TO6-Edition-621-46.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Only 3% Of You Chose Manual So Mini Is Dropping It For Good\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024-MINI-JCW-1TO6-Edition-621-46-1024x683.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Could it be that somehow the brand is secretly working on one? Not if Alex Brockhoff, general manager of Mini Australia and New Zealand, is telling the truth. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no plan for manual transmissions. Customer demand on manuals is very low. [And] the emission requirements, all the testing that goes into those, and creating development topics around that shifts away from manual transmissions,&rdquo; he says. <\/p>\n<p>Brockhoff even went as far as to point to the lack of manually-equipped competition out there. Why build one if the competition isn&rsquo;t? No doubt, it&rsquo;s dwindling worldwide, not just in Australia or the U.S.A. Sure, some hardcore six-figure supercars are still available with a clutch pedal, but affordable performance cars with manuals are quickly becoming a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024-MINI-JCW-1TO6-Edition-621-56.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Only 3% Of You Chose Manual So Mini Is Dropping It For Good\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024-MINI-JCW-1TO6-Edition-621-56-1024x683.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini confirms manual transmissions are no longer offered due to low demand. 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