These automakers—including Porsche, BMW, Mazda, Honda, and more—are saving the manuals, one performance car at a time.

There’s no getting around it—manual transmissions are on the way out. Every year we see more models making the move to solely automatic offerings, but all hope isn’t lost just yet.

In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas mileage by a significant 2 to 5 mpg, compared with an automatic, and can cut a car's price by $800 to $1,200.