It’s 2025. There are self-driving taxis on the streets of several US cities. Even with a science-fiction-esque number on the calendar, it’s the right year for you to learn how to drive a manual car.

Just 4 percent of new cars sold in the U.S. today come with manual transmissions. But 90 percent of worthwhile cars come with a stick shift (okay, that's an unofficial stat). The decline of the true ...

The manual transmission is starting to go the way of the dodo, although there are still several new cars, trucks, and SUVs you can buy that have a stick shift — and, of course, used options abound.