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Peugeot UK’s new ENVY trim for the 208 starts at £23,115 OTR with the Turbo 100 six-speed manual, £1,800 less than the hybrid. It’s the only 208 with a clutch pedal: 1.2 three-cylinder, 101 hp, 205 Nm and a timing chain.

Morgan’s April 2026 UK price list puts the hand-built Plus Four Manual at £75,894.62 with VAT, the same list price as the automatic. It has a six-speed manual, BMW turbo power and 255 bhp.

Mazda UK’s 2027 Mazda3 lineup drops the saloon and the e-Skyactiv X, but the six-speed manual stays. It’s the only gearbox on the £25,300 Prime-Line and on Centre-Line.

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.