Are Manual Cars Dying in 2025 : Manual vehicles were the norm for Indian drivers for many decades. They were cheaper, provided a higher mileage, and it was the “proper” vehicle to drive. Now cut to 2025, and all of that is about to reverse. With deteriorating traffic, evolving lifestyles, and a fast-rising young, convenience-seeking generation, auto-transmission vehicles are becoming super hip. So by extension, the question on everyone’s lips is: Is the manual car dead in India?

The transition to automatic vehicles is more pronounced year by year. Automatic vehicles were present only in high-end or luxury vehicles in the past, but now even that has become a past phenomenon. Today, you can find automatic versions in almost every segment — be it low-cost hatchbacks or electric vehicles. Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata, and Honda are introducing affordable automatic variants with technology such as AMT (Automated Manual Transmission), CVT, and DCT.

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City traffic is a primary cause for this phenomenon. It becomes less exhausting to drive an automatic car in crawling traffic, particularly in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, or Bengaluru. Automatics are a lot simpler to maneuver in such a case, and therefore they are used in everyday use. Comfort driving is more important to new car buyers, particularly youth, than the excitement of gear changing.

Automatics have also grown wiser and more efficient. Low mileage fear for automatics does not exist anymore with the gains that have been made in transmissions using technology. AMT cars, in fact, are now providing even or even superior mileage compared to manual variants in a few instances.

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But manual cars are not forgotten. They are popular with driving enthusiasts, country drivers, and those who prefer maximum control of the car. Manuals are also cheaper to purchase and maintain, so frugal consumers are drawn to them.

Moreover, driving schools continue to impart the manual gear driving skill set as a key skill set, and most new-for-newer cars continue to maintain manual-only options. In this way, manual transmissions continue to be on the menu, particularly in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities where price sensitiveness is greater.