13 GREAT Cars that NEVER Came with a Manual
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Most car people will tell you a manual transmission is the only correct way to drive a car. But what if we told you that some of the best cars ever built were never offered with a stick? This is a list of 13 undeniably great cars that NEVER came with a stick shift.
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Here’s why I love Donut Media; While there are lots of car shows I thoroughly enjoy watching, it’s only Donut that I can count on almost every day of the week. After a long day at work, I know I can get home and have James or Nolan or Zach or Jerry waiting for me with 20 minutes of relaxing entertainment and education. I have never watched 1 lap race in my life, but Nolan’s excitement about it puts me in a good mood. So many cars James likes I think are butt ugly but it doesn’t matter because his joy with them is contagious. Jerry is the goofiest most entertaining engineer I’ve ever watched. And while Zach is a fantastic mechanic from whom I always seem to learn something, his Miata pain hits hard. His wins and losses with it take me high and low. To all the guys and Joes at Donut Media, thanks for doing what you do and keep the great content coming!
Wow bro so much to get noticed
You should watch the canada gp 2011 they have it on youtube
I really love their content but I wish the ads would be at the end of the video. They deserve every cent from ads but I think it's better it was at the end. Anyone else agree?
@@adritbothra wow bro, I noticed you noticing him so I just wanna put a notice that I noticed you too. Still ain't getting my like.
@@praveenwesley5186 hahha nice one my man
very impressed that james was able to make an engine noise for exactly 2.30 seconds
I bet he rehearsed this for a little while.
It was actually only about a second and a half
That’s crazy Jarvis
That was not 2.30 seconds
@Laura Brown when did we ask
The Crown Victoria is such a legendary car, it keeps up with hypercars in Need for Speed
Gta cops hold my gun
Yeah, it did 0-60mph in 1 hour, i mean seconds
I owned a Vic and I truly regret ever selling it, it was such a cool car and really fun to drive. Also everyone thought I was a cop so they’d move over and let me by them lol
Ima coyote swap a crown vic
i've heard that retired police cars like crown vics can go for pretty cheap at auctions
Car modders: "Fine. I'll do it myself..."
You ain't lying... believe I came across a lambo with a manual online before
It easy to do if you know how to do it but now there's a tutorial by Zach on the money pit playlist with his bmw
Saammmeeee😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did it to my SVX back in 05. Weren't very many kits to make manual for it back then for it. But sounds more doable now. Had to do it because after blowing 3 transmissions after putting a turbo in it
I know Phumphrey's onto somethin' when the mic wire starts wrapping around his shoulders...
mans turned into Macho Man
It gives him MO POWAH BABY!
Fun fact. James has indeed maxes out his power. Until each time when adds MOoooooo. Then the limit increases.
“Which car is that???” “Oh let me go check the shifter” 💀💀💀
I loved that💀
TrueVast I love checking sticks
@@spankthemonkey3437 but I stopped because last time I looked at a tasle it was gay.
Me in a parking lot or street: Wow, hot car, check the shifter! Find it's an automagic. Me: what a pathetic POS.
@@campyhub you are a bloody idiot Manual is SHIT! I JUST GET A SENSE OF DREAD EVERY TIME I SEE A CAR RUINED BECAUSE OF THAT SHIT! ME:check for shifter(pls no!) No shifter...YESSSSSSS
14:14 “You can pretty easily swap in a 5 speed from a Subaru Legacy” last time I read up on this particular swap, I found a blog by a former Subaru tech who did it himself and his conclusion was “Can it be done? Yes. Would I wish it on my worst enemy? No.”
Yeah makes sense Suby box's are notoriously weak although fun when stopped and shut for a quick spell of rwd drifties just keep it under 300hp . That's the best thing about living in New Zealand we get all the jap imports. Got a mate with 13 gtr skylines cracks me up when I see Americans flipping out over a gtr. We also got the holden with the 3 litre stroker bottom end hence Rips megawatt (1000kw or 1200 ish hp) build is from new zealand. Made a rips build with 37psi of boost for donuts one night best 10 minute donut machine ever till the re-used head studs stretched but it was just r32 coupe a three litre bottom end and a gtr head and nismo bigbox used to trash 1 a week building drift missiles for the local drifters them and c32 lorries so it was literally a leftover parts bin car lol I shudder to think what it would be worth now lol.
Me: Getting an automatic eliminates all possibilities of “money shift.” 2007 GT-R: Hold my beer.
I'm the 40th like!
im the 60th like!
I’m the 80th like!
Who will be 💯?
I’m the 1st like!
"You're provably on your phone right now. And on the toilet." Me on my phone on the toilet: Howd you know?
I never use my phone on the toilet. It's a germs thing...
Well atleast I'm not the only one
I shat right when he said it, and I fucking broke out in laughter
Same
Better than being lonely, naked, sitting in a beanbag chair and eating Cheetos. 😆
Ah yes, my favorite inventions of the modern era: Post Malone and Gogurt
He'd make really good cutaway jokes for family guy lol.
Malone + Gogurt = Malgurt? Or Goglone?
Frozen gogurt
@@hybridyd1305 Dont bring James down to that level
"selling spreadsheets or whatever normal people do..." Made me shed a small tear sitting at my desk suffering from death by excel
"You're probably on your phone right now! And the toilet!" James is a psychic confirmed
Yes
This. I legit just looked over my shoulder to figure out how he knew this.
Cut to ron white tater salad's bit about sitting in a bean bag chair eating cheetos naked.
When you didn't get to finish the video earlier kuz you were at work and had already on the shitter for too long when you started the video and you get home after a long day and pick up where you left off as you close the bathroom door behind you.
whats wrong with being on my phone while in the toilet watching james
"Changing gear is a form of self expression that I'm being denied" -Richard Hammond
👍🏼
Netflix, Amazon, some random production house, give these guys access to top gear like production budget and you'll have one of the greatest car shows of the next several decades
The Grand National was perfect with the auto. The automatic means you never drop off boost. People have converted them to manual and found out they run slower quarter miles.
But had more fun lol
Sure. Would've been more fun but it would've been slower.
@@bpregont id rather have fun than speed
"You're probably on your phone right now, and the toilet!" I feel like I need to cover my phone's cameras now.
I felt targeted
I'm deadass on the toilet
As I sat down...
Bruh same
C O T T Currently On The Toilet
Day 195 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
Day 3 of founding and supporting pagani
Don't stop asking, ok?
Day 7 of finding PaganiGaming
I'm here bro!!! Keep it going!!!
This guy is LEGEND
I will never stop loving this show just the way he hosts is perfection 😂
You guys legit make the most entertaining car content for people that like cars but aren't hardcore car enthusiasts. Like me. I can't afford to do a ton of cool car stuff, I really only know the basics, but I absolutely love these videos.
its sad to see manuals slowly disappear. and its even sadder to know that my kids will watch human-driven cars slowly disappear
Much safer not so much fun tho lol
I miss the manual cars I've had, but some of the good CVTs with paddles are nearly as fun when you put 'em in sport mode. At least then you can pretend you're Lewis Hamilton on your daily commute. I always wear my helmet and constantly communicate with my pit crew when I drive my G37S.
@@xUltimatexInstinctx no fun at all probably tbh
Like Dutch told me once: "You can't fight change".
@@xUltimatexInstinctx automatic is not safer than manual if that's what you are referring to
9:13 hes lying all the MK4 supras came with a 1500 hp engine Source: a 12 year old fanboy
the fanboys ruin that car
kashi they ruin every car and even companies Fanboys and influencers almost ruined Lamborghini for me Edit: My new portofino pfp makes me look like some Ferrari fanboy trashing Lamborghini XD oops
😂😂😂
disgusting fanboys
Worng its come with a 55590 hp engine Source: the 12 year old's 6 year old brother
“But which one is a 86 and which is a Supra?” “IDK, let me check the shifter…”
“It could still haul 5000 pounds, OR, about 14 Nolans.” 5000/14=(about) 357 Nolan is an absolute unit
Nolan isn't 357 trust me
@@Moecean yeah, definitely more
Moecean he’s easily 421
Moecean definitely a lot heavier since he’s 90% Muscle
#thiccboy
I spit out my rice, when he said "what kind of car is it? Let me go check the shifter" Lol That was great
That was the best part
I don't think I ever laughed while watching a Donut video more than this one. The selling spreadsheets joke actually made me lol
I had a 1994 SVX. Added a Supercharger kit to the boxer-6 which destroyed the automatic during tuning. I had the transmission and rear replaced with the drivetrain from a 2004 JDM STi WRX.
1:48 Dodge Demon 3:35 Crown Victoria 4:42 Nissan GT-R 35 6:14 Camaro Gen 3 7:52 BMW 540iT wagon 8:56 Supra A90 11:04 Buick GNX 12:46 Subaru SVX 14:22 GMC Syclone 16:13 Corvette C8 17:40 Mercedes (ANY) 19:04 Lexus LS 400 20:47 Ford F-150 SVT ⚡
Thanks
@@gamingwithaustin2545 you're welcome
Thank you!
Much appreciated man✌
Thanks now imma click off since I know what happens
The fact that someone hasn’t made “Greg’s List” as an alternative to “Craig’s List” is beyond me. Someone should make “Greg’s List” for only cars & car parts lol.
The domain name Gregslist.com is owned by Craigslist. And it's a software company list...
Michael Williamson Seriously 😳 😯 wow!
Michael Williamson what about graigslist.com or greggslist.com
Damn it!... My name is Greg .... This was my dream!!
As a greg, i will make a site called betterthangregslist.com for that purpose!
Thanks for another Entertaining Video. 5-Speed Fun Fact: Audi didn't offer an Automatic Transmission in any of their Quattro offerings until the 1990 Audi V8 (3.6L DOHC 32 Valve) Quattro was released (Manual was available in Europe / I only ever saw one Manual 1990 Audi V8 as a Professional Wrench in Colorado). The one year only 1991 Audi 200 20V (5-Cylinder Turbo Quattro) and subsequent 1992-1995 1/2 S4 Models were also only fitted with a 5-Speed Manual Transmission. Randy
"looks like Darth Vader and drives like Anakin's pod racer" never even heard of a Grand National but I want one now
God help anyone that watches James's videos and is trying to learn English 😂
Praise the subtitles, the one putting them up don't get enough credits honestly
De butted
@@dlmperformanceandracing Speaks Perfect Coghead Dude!
Myself 10yrs ago couldn't understand anything he said
@@komrander7497 Hahahaha, Me Too.
Up to speed: James's dad Greddy Turbonetics Initial D Corvair Roadrunner 240Z falcon Need for speed nissan RB Trans am Coronet Nova Camry RX-8 Veilside Rocket bunny BN sports Blitz NOS Robocar Falken Feal RE amemiya C.O.P.O RTR C-west AEM Goodyear Infiniti Vios Cougar Formula drift daytona speedway caprice fairlane belvedere Dale earnhardt Sr. and jr. Hudson motor company Midnight club Brembo wilwood KIA Tesla Gran turismo game 24hrs of le mans Gum tape deathmatch V TEC VVT-i Shelby cobra M3 GTR Up to speed HURST FIA SCCA WRC Dodge neon Cobalt SS Edelbrock Chrisfix peel p50 Garett MOMO POLK Tatra mercury Work wheels TE38 AE85 Ramchargers Buffhorses post malone Recaro Sparco Yenko chevrolet
azad hosenbokus LOL
Donut media microphone
Can Am
Lada
Did some of these already love the need for speed idea though and greddy
I love James's slow decent into madness as the video goes on
I drove a Mercedes with a manual before and it was one of the best driving experiences I have ever had (was an SLK 350)
No one: James with the mic cord: 👆👉👈👍✋👇👈☝👉👈👌
Is that the noise I always hear in his videos? Lol
funguy873 nice profile pic my dude
I love how james is fighting the microphone cord the whole video😂
"I say 'perhaps' because we didn't google it" is now one of my favorite phrases. That line is brilliant.
Y’all are soo fun to watch! keep up the amazing work 👍
"*yeah we got a problem on the amount of cars we own*" Us: catches a glimpse that he owns a whole ass ambulance
I was like damn!!!!! Wee woo wagon in the back!!!
As i firefighter, naturally i thought it would be cool to fix up an old firetruck and looked into it. You can find alot of good deals on firetrucks/ambulances at government auctions with less 60-80k miles for less than 6-8k$ Hell a neighboring department to me sold a 90's chevy with the 6.5 n/a diesel, outfitted for brush fires for 3500$ last year (hoses and tools not included). I want to buy an old ambulance and empty out the box on it and use it as a party van now tho 😂 and its easier to store than a firetruck
Bruuu same 😂😂
That's Grandpa Max Tennyson's van.
I wonder if everyone at Donut watches their own content on the toilet
Wouldn’t you? 😉
Shit when he said that I was like how in the hell did he know I was on my phone and the toilet
You are too dangerous to be kept alive😂😂😂
KZhead is the new toilet magazines.
@@dustin3263 cuz he was doing it as he was typing it, as are all of us
14:20 aaaaahhh... that's why always when isee the GNX I'm reminded at the Cyclone and the other way around too.
There’s a ford svt lightning in my neighborhood. Been looking at it for years and didn’t think much of it till I learned from James
"We all have a problem with the amount of cars we own" *owns an ambulance*
The best car is James, powered by Dodge.
which is why he's already had to rebuild his transmission
Mo Powa Babeh 💯😂
Not to be weird but James did come with a stick
Sam Gremli oh man, you errr... beat me to it
He also has pop up up and down headlights
I'd love to see you guys do something with good old paddle shifting cadillacs from 2011-2020. The XTS and CTS have everything from 305-450 hp stock. potentially all wheel drive, automatic transmission with paddle shifters/ super nice inside. great sound system.. and they're like 10-20k.
Wow, I really did not expect to see my car on this list! And yes, I really with that my LS400 came with a manual! The closest I get is the updated gated-style PRND32L shifter on my '95 where I can shift down from 4th to 3rd, or from 3rd to 2nd, but I can't keep the car in 1st, and I can't force it to upshift.
A wise man once said: "There's the R32, 33, 34, and the one that's *missing a pedal* "
lol
Missin the R31 bro. Its sick
The GT-R powertrain is quite complex and unusual I don't even blame them.
Commenting every week till James meets Post Malone Week2: we should all go ask post malone to hop on pop up up and down headlights
Lets hit up his most recent insta post!!!!
@@fuckngreat8955 YES
Ol' pump pump sounds like he's been practicing for that new up2speed episode we been waiting on 🤜🤛
I definitely knew the Grand National was gonna be on this list. One that I'm very surprised you didn't include is the 1994-1996 Impala SS.
Manual and Automatics have joined together to hate on CVTs. It's like driving a wet sponge.
CMLVI i went from a CVT Mini Cooper to a VW with the 6 speed tiptronic transmission and the difference is amazing. CVTs don’t have souls.
Wet sponges don't break as much as CVTs.
I have a cvt in my lancer.... Swapping for a 5spd
@@ilovemanunited6179 how good is that trans?
My girlfriend had a cvt in her Altima tbh is was way worse than the automatic that was in my gt mustang...
Last time I was this early, James was still doing Bumper to Bumper.
Yeah
Why don’t he do em no more
@@Gaa-vt5zp He stopped doing them after his heart attack last year.
This is one of my favorite episodes of all time. I’ve watched it over and over. 😂
8:21 dude I would love to see more of that tiny motorcycle!!!!
12:11 "Cause it's not really experimental if you use the e" World Rally eXperimental bois: *Never has a truer word been spoken*
Donut Media: A multimillion subscriber channel James: holds a $2 mic
$2 mic? lol no that's just just what he wants you to think... looks like a rattle-canned Sennheiser e series. Scratch that, it's a car channel, so it's got to be automotive paint. those are good mics that start at $99
@@brehum yeah I know he holds it as a joke, just said this for the lols
I'd believe it's a $2 mic - that thing was making a LOT of noise. Almost makes the video unwatchable. If James is going to be tossing a mic back and for between hands like that, he should be using a Lav and just holding a prop mic.
Great vid. I just wish my Audi S5 Convertible 3.0 V6 Supercharged came with a manual transmission! With a manual, you can feel it in the corners & block shift (4th to 2nd) if you need to. All the best...........
One of the most unique and imo awesome cars to only have and auto trans is the 1990 to 1995 Enous Cosmo, which came as a twin turbo 20b 3-rotor from factory. What a weapon.
Fun fact: The top #1 selling car in italy (Fiat Panda) does NOT come with AUTOMATIC! Manual only!
At least it's better than SF1000
@J B >also fun fact: Italy makes some of the best cars in the world! Just not the Fiat Panda. lies
J B also fun fact: Italy makes some of the least reliable cars in the world, including the Fiat Panda
Cause it's a cheap pos
DoomMunkeyX it really is. Even worse than the Mitsubishi Mirage
I would really like to see him start saying 3 years pre Malone for example when referring to 1992 and other years before 95
He's done that a few times
The joke would get old
What if one day he mentions when Malone's mother acknowlegd her lack of PMS and then she knew was about to get Malone sigh
easily the funniest vid I've seen from James idk such a goofy vid most under appreciated editors in existence lmao
I agree with the r35 gtr also James is a GREAT host he is funny af and keeps us entertained throughout the whole vid. Love ya James
James is the kind of guy who can make anything fun and enjoyable. I even sat through the sponsorship.
I can never tell if hes one hell of a script writer or he took improv for like a decade
“Nein gears” lmaooo😂😂 James we love you dude
funny thing with the gmc syclone and typhoon, in australia we had a fpv sedan named the fpv f6 typhoon and a ute named the fpv f6 tornado with turbocharged barras
Last time I was this Early Miracle Whips Was Still a Series
rest in pepperoni miracle whips
We need more miracle whips
Does anybody know what happened to science garage
I love how they bring up Post Malone every time they can
And they don’t give him credit just like everything else they use in their videos
Bradley wat
@@BradleyHarris69 give him credit for what? Existing? Being born?
I’m becoming a car guy because of donut media and my golf 5 BKD 140 hrsprs is loving it lol
As he said goodnight I got an add such perfect timing 🤣😂
10:50 horses not only have automatic transmission, they are also autonomous driving.
OJ would have gotten away if he and Al Collins had an actual bronco
Sadly, if you lead one to coolant, they won't necessarily take it on board.
James: *Doesn't scream LIGHTNING!, LIGHTNING!, LIGHTNING!* Me: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
@jamespumphrey. Dude it is your public duty to scream lightning lightning lightning ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Made with REAL LIGHTNING!
sad
Wheres the *MO POWAH BABY* *i need that god damn legendary quote back*
Y’all are too funny - love ya guys!! Also been a huge fan of the f150 lightnings
At 19:48 James killed me 😂 “Boomwah” 🤣
@ 6:57. WTF!! LMAO! “Tom the tune man Tanor!” I had to rewind that 10 times!
He literally owns an ambulance 😂
On one of the sim racing games I play the GTR R35 is driven with paddle shifters. 😭 I love the H-Shifter and having to use the clutch it's such a different feel. I can't wait to get a real manual.
That Tom the too man tanner impression was spot on
day 1 of asking james to do an up to speed on post malone
“Nien” gears 😂 my ribs hurt
Fun fact I have a base model 2010 Ford focus with a 5 speed manual, basic ass car but love the stick gets lots of unexpected attention at car meets and stuff
this has such a drunk feel to it and i love it. he just glides from sentence to sentence with such a cadence it seems like he's just a drunk guy rambling about cars.
“It was such a big deal to Nolan I took a picture of him and sent it to his dad” so you sent it to yourself?
"A MANUAL cannot handle the continous power from the engine" American Muscle: Am I a joke to you?
Modern American Muscle: Shelby GT500, Challenger Demon, Ford GT, C8 Corvette, Tesla says “Yep, it’s a joke alright. We’re all in the BIG BOYS auto club here. “
@@lordmaster5522 I MEAN the modern american muscle that did come with a stick.
But in the end im okay with that, at least the dodge auto stick can let me shift gears sequentially, not really a paddle shifter kind of guy. (If we r talking smoking the competition for a fraction of a price, im okay with dct and automatics anyday.)
Why do methanol dragsters that make 5000 hp have manuals 🧐
@@twilightsuzuka6252 thats a good question, i will google it when i have time.
Jesus that’s a rough name tadge 🤣 pumps had me dyin with that one and the nein gears 😭
Man I love this man ... I love it when he is the one commentating a video
The “Nein” gears was so funny! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"Outselling competing models from Merceditz, Boowah and Jaguar" James, have you actually bought these life savin' medicines?
17:40 the sidekick reference made me feel old as shit James. Thanks.
The SC400 most certainly did have a 5 speed manual option. I have an acquaintance who ordered an SC400 new, in 1997, with a manual. Maybe they're rare, maybe homie just had mad pull, mad loot, connections, and just made it happen, but it'sa in there!
Makes a video about great cars without a stick.... Doesn’t mention my dads Jetta
We'll make sure to put it on the "15 Best KZhead Commenters Dads Cars" episode
Jesse is that you?
@@Donut My dad had a 304 hp Volvo 850 T-5 wagon, properly tuned, sick wheels, and an auto that shouldn't have been able to handle the hrsprs.
@@Donut 1990 Foxbody Mustang GT
Haven't you heard Pumphrey? There are rumors going around that the A90 may get a stick shift within the next couple of years!
I hope so, then it will sell like hotcakes
Seems like only for the speculated turbo 4 cyl model tho but in that aspect I can suspect the new 4 cyl might be the new jz.
Glad you remembered the GNX, but #4 is not a Corvette, because of engine placement. Yes, I k omw some foreign designer who loved the old Corvette wanted a mid engine version, but it's long established itself as a front engine car
the 9 gears joke was the highlight of this episode. thank you for the lol's
This is how I’m spelling it from now on, just like JP: “Turbacherjd”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
8:27 THE PEEPEE WAGON
wait! Did u guys really send it to that email?!!🤣🤣🤣 13:45
My first car would have also been really cool with a stick shift, it was a 2002 pontiac grand prix gtp supercharged and gm made a line of cars with this engine, buick park ave ultra, regal GS, riviera, grand prix gtp, and monte carlo ss, great buick V6 and could easily put a smaller pulley on the supercharger for some extra power, weak point was the automatic transmission it came with.
was that an ambulance in zach's yard bruh how do i get one of those that would be the coolest camper transformation ever
It's been there for a while now
A camper that so many people have died in
@@breadtemplar2895 lmfaooo yea, it would be a sick build tho u cant deny if u saw a ambulance camper ud turn ur head
eBay motors actually has some
My friend in the Marines bought a fire truck at a silent auction.
Yoga specialist: Ok calm your minds and think of you sprit animal James: *LIGHTNING* *LIGHTNING* *LIGHYNING* *LIGHTNING*
Big buff horses 🔥
alhur ben muradi sorry man I was using my phone
*spirit
James is a long line decent from thor .. Look into it ..
Mario Archuleta indeed