Although the manual transmission is a dying breed, there are still a handful of compact car manufacturers in the US who still court the enthusiast vote – think the Volkswagen Jetta GLI, Honda Civic Si, and Mazda3 hatchback. But when you look a little further afield, it’s hard not to get envious of our friends across the pond, because European manufacturers still offer loads and loads of cheap, snappy little cars with DIY shifters. That list grows bigger by at least one with the latest debut from Lancia: the entry-level Ypsilon Turbo 100. Unfortunately, our odds of getting one in the US are probably zilch.
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