{"id":237703,"date":"2023-09-08T09:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237703"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:23:54","slug":"mini-discontinues-manual-transmission-confirms-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/mini-discontinues-manual-transmission-confirms-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"MINI discontinues manual transmission, confirms boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The special edition JCW is a limited production model with just 999 units planned for the world.<\/h2>\n<p>According to media reports, MINI has officially discontinued the manual transmission from its product lineup. Company boss Stefanie Wurst confirmed the same in a recent interview, stating, &#8220;We won\u2019t have a manual, unfortunately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MINI revealed the latest iterations of its Cooper &amp; Countryman models earlier this month. While both models unveiled were electric, their respective ICE versions are expected to arrive soon, now exclusively equipped with an automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the carmaker introduced the MINI John Cooper Works 1 of 6 Edition, making it the last manual transmission-equipped model in the brand&#8217;s lineup. The special edition JCW is a limited production model with just 999 units planned for the world.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting is that MINI even introduced a Manual Driving School in California, USA recently. The aim of the school, as the name suggests, was to teach people how to operate a manual transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/mini-discontinues-manual-transmission-confirms-boss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The special edition JCW is a limited production model with just 999 units planned for the world. 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