With many of the best driver's cars being manuals and dedicated three-pedal driving schools all over the country, gearheads have no excuse not to learn stick.

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.

For years, the fun of driving in India was defined by the rhythm of a clutch pedal and a gear lever, but as automatic cars become more common and more advanced, a new feature has started catching the ...