VW Group’s entire Canadian lineup down to two cars with a stick shift

Between the Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley brands, there are just two car models in 2026 that have an available manual transmission.

Porsche 911 Carrera T rear window stick shift sticker — *This manual transmission sticker appears on the rear window of a Porsche 911 Carrera T. – Porsche AG photo*

The manual transmission is disappearing fast, even among the German brands.

Germany’s Volkswagen Group – known for its smooth stick shifts – is down to just two cars in Canada in 2026 with an available manual transmission, and that’s across all of its brands available here. This includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley.

The two remaining cars are the Volkswagen Jetta GLI and the Porsche 911.

Volkswagen’s Golf R and GTI twins lost their available manual transmission when those cars entered their latest generation in 2025, with those cars now only offered with an automatic.

Then, the Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster twins went out of production near the end of 2025, which left just the 911 heading into 2026 with an optional stick shift, and only on certain models.

The other brands haven’t offered a manual transmission in Canada in quite some time.

Let’s explore the remaining models below.

Volkswagen Jetta GLI

The Jetta GLI is a sporty version of the Jetta compact sedan.

The front-wheel-drive sedan is powered by a turbocharged 2-litre engine with 228 hp, plus the car has a precision-tuned suspension and room for the family.

Your options are a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic transmission.

The starting Canadian price in 2026 is $38,092 (MSRP of $35,395 plus fees and levies).

More details are available on the VW Canada website.

Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 needs no introduction; however it’s worth mentioning that there are more than a dozen variations of the car between its various body styles (coupe, cabriolet and Targa) and different performance levels. Most versions only offer the Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission, Porsche’s lightning-quick dual-clutch automatic transmission. But three 911 variants offer a manual transmission option. Those are the Carrera T in coupe or convertible form, and the GT3, which is only offered in coupe form.

The Carrera T is powered by the same engine as the base Carrera, a 3-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder boxer engine with 388 hp, and the car has rear-wheel drive. While the Carrera comes with the PDK, the Carrera T gets a manual transmission instead, offering a more engaging version of essentially the same car.

The Carrera T coupe hits 100 km/h from standstill in 4.5 seconds, while the convertible does it in 4.7 seconds.

In case you are wondering how those acceleration times compare to the base Carrera with the PDK, the automatic gives the car zero to 100 km/h times of 4.1 seconds in the coupe and 4.3 seconds in the convertible, which may help explain why most Porsches now come with the automatic transmission only.

Canadian pricing on the Porsche 911 Carrera T starts at $172,402 (MSRP of $154,400) for the coupe, and $191,602 (MSRP of $170,500) for the cabriolet.

Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package and regular cars — *The Porsche 911 GT3 available in Touring Package (left) and standard form (right) offers the pinnacle of performance for a Porsche car with a manual transmission. – Porsche AG photo*

The other option is the GT3, which offers one of the highest levels of performance of the 911 model range.

The rear-wheel-drive coupe is powered by a naturally aspirated 4-litre six-cylinder boxer engine with 502 hp and can be had with the PDK or manual transmission. Zero to 100 km/h arrives in 3.9 seconds with the six-speed manual transmission or 3.4 seconds with the seven-speed PDK.

The GT3 can be had in standard form or with the Touring Package (at no extra cost). The Touring Package is the same car but deletes certain showy elements such as the GT3’s large rear wing.

Canadian pricing for the Porsche 911 GT3 starts at $277,349 (MSRP of $245,300).

If you want a really unique model, the automaker also created the 911 GT3 90 F.A. Porsche, which is limited to just 90 cars worldwide. It’s still a GT3 but with unique elements that aren’t typically offered on other 911 cars. It, too, has a stick shift. Ordering on this version begins in April 2026.

More information on the Porsche 911 and its various versions is available on the Porsche website.

As of this writing, the Porsche website says individuals interested in a Boxster or Cayman may still be in luck as there may be remaining inventory in Canada. If interested, you can check the Porsche website’s vehicle finder or talk to a local dealer.

Porsche also plans to launch new versions of the 718 Boxster and Cayman; however, as electrification is a big part of future 718 models, don’t expect a stick shift to be offered.

As you see, that’s all of the cars from VW Group that still offer a clutch pedal in Canada.

The company does also offer other vehicles, including from brands not offered in Canada, that have manual transmission in other markets, but not here.