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SEAT UK lists the Ibiza from £21,610, and its official price list keeps a five-speed manual on the 95PS car and a six-speed manual on the 115PS FR, which beats the DSG to 62 mph.

Hyundai UK’s revised i20 starts at £19,995 OTR with a 90PS 1.0T and a six-speed manual, and every trim, including Tech Line, still offers the clutch.

Toyota still sells the 2026 GR86 with a factory three-pedal gearbox. On BuyaToyota.com, the official model page puts Starting MSRP at $31,400 for the GR86 six-speed manual, and every grade on that sheet still lists a 6-speed Manual alongside the available automatic. In a sports-coupe class that keeps drifting toward paddles-only, that is not a…

Volkswagen UK still lists a factory 5-speed manual on the Polo from £22,310 OTR for Life 1.0 MPI 80 PS — and the clutch stays available through Match, R-Line and Black Edition 95 PS trims.

Kia UK lists the Picanto from £17,095, and its official spec sheet still prints a five-speed manual for the 1.0 petrol.

Dacia UK lists the 2026 Sandero from £14,765, and every hatch version uses a 100 hp turbo triple with a six-speed manual.

Caterham’s 2026 UK price list puts the Seven 420S at £41,990 as a kit, with 210 bhp, 560 kg and a five-speed manual as the only gearbox.

Caterham’s Seven 360S starts at £38,490 including VAT as a UK complete kit. It weighs 560 kg, uses a 180 bhp naturally aspirated 2.0 Ford Duratec, and offers only a five-speed manual.

Škoda UK prices the Fabia Monte Carlo Edition 1.0 TSI 116 PS six-speed manual at £24,475 OTR, £950 less than the DSG and quicker to 62 mph.