A Finite List of Infiniti Manual Transmission Coupes

Car enthusiasts are pretty passionate about manual transmission cars, and can be pretty disparaging about those who can’t drive them. I guess we like them in our older cars but not really in new ones, because only about 13 percent of the new cars sold in America have three pedals. Car and Driver lists only 28 new cars and maybe a half dozen new crossovers and SUV’s you can still buy with a manual. Today CarMax has 44,616 cars for sale and only 1,326 with manuals – a whopping three percent. Not much call for manuals anymore. And to think when we go all EV it will be all automatics. I was intrigued to find three Infinities with six-speeds. Unicorns.

This 2014 Infiniti Q60S is a pretty sports coupe with ultra low miles. Looks damn near new inside. That said, the Q60 started life as the fourth generation G37 coupe way back in 2008. Infiniti revamped its naming convention in 2014 and so this is the “new” first year Q-series. It ain’t so new in design or technology, given it was six years old as a model in 2014 and is another eight years older now. That said, when I drive my V-8 M3 I feel like I sorta bought a near-vintage car from CarMax protected by MaxCare. Except unlike the Q60, I don’t have a manual. Guess I’m part of the problem.

The Q60S does have seat heaters, a Bose audio system, Bluetooth, a rear view camera, a smart key, and a CD- player. It’s clean and tidy inside. The Infiniti Q60S 6MT sold for over $50,000 new and hasn’t depreciated all that much in eight years. Suspect the low mileage has something to do with that.

The car is powered by the 3.7 liter V-6 motor good for 330 hp and a low-to-mid five second 0-60 mph time. The same motor has been driving Nissans and Infinities for a long, long time. I gotta believe it’s refined and reliable and wondering if MaxCare would even be needed?

Poking around the Infiniti forum I learned that Nissan doesn’t release sales figures by model by year. So searching Cars.Com and Autotrader I found 13 comparable 2014-2015 Q60 6MT’s for sale nationwide. There aren’t many out there, and the search confirmed this one is the nicest in the nation for sale, I think. If it’s for you, find it here in Houston.

Stock # 22041905  VIN # JN1CV6EK5EM113442

But if it were my money and I was in the market for an Infiniti 6MT, and wanted to save $5,000, and didn’t have my hard top convertible M3, I could be tempted by a slightly older G37 – with a drop top. Summer is here!

The shifter is not nearly as fine as the Q60 red one.

Same motor – less 5 hp, almost the same interior, and even has heated AND air conditioned seats! It is a one accident car if that matters to you. MaxCare good until 150,000 miles – can’t get that on M3’s. Relatively low mileage. This car is also in Texas, here in Austin.

Stock # 21640362  VIN # JN1CV6FE2CM200219

Only throwing this one in to complete the Infiniti inventory of manual transmission cars. Another G37. This one a 2013, in between the two above. Same motor at 330 hp. Same equipment. Higher mileage at 68,000. No accidents. No bargain, really. No convertible. No real reason to read on?

But if you did, this 2013 Infiniti G37 Sport is here in Edison, New Jersey – a new dealership that opened in May just south of Newark. Enjoy.

Stock # 22007112  VIN # JN1CV6EK2DM923593